Add vibrant, long-lasting color to your garden with Max Frei Geranium (Geranium sanguineum), a compact and hardy perennial known for its bright magenta-pink blooms and attractive foliage. This cranesbill variety forms neat, low-growing mounds of finely cut green leaves that turn striking red in the fall, offering multi-season interest.

Blooming from late spring into early summer, Max Frei produces an abundance of saucer-shaped flowers that attract butterflies while remaining resistant to deer and rabbits. Its drought tolerance and adaptability make it perfect for borders, rock gardens, ground cover, and containers.

These bare root plants are easy to establish and ideal for gardeners seeking a low-maintenance, reliable perennial that returns year after year.

You will receive plants similar in size and health to those shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 2 Max Frei geranium bare roots
✔️ Healthy, dormant roots ready for planting
✔️ Grow and care instructions
✔️ Secure packaging for safe delivery

Growing Information

• Common Name: Max Frei Geranium / Bloody Cranesbill
• Botanical Name: Geranium sanguineum ‘Max Frei’
• Plant Type: Hardy herbaceous perennial
• Growth Stage: Bare root
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Moist, well-draining soil (pH 6.0–7.0)
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Height: 8–12 inches (spreading habit)
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer (possible rebloom)
• USDA Zones: 4–8
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Soak bare roots in water for a few hours before planting. After flowering, trim back to encourage fresh growth and potential rebloom. Divide every few years to maintain plant vigor.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.