Zone 4 · winter lows -30°F to -20°F
Geranium for Zone 4
57 Geranium varieties rated hardy through Zone 4, ranked by how many gardeners actually grow them. Zone 4 is short, intense seasons — plants here are the toughest in the catalog.
The Geranium that thrive in Zone 4
#1 most savedBigroot Geranium
Geranium macrorrhizum
#2 most savedWild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
#3 most savedShowy Cranesbill
Geranium x magnificum 'Bevan's Variety'
Cranesbill 'Rozanne'
Geranium x magnificum 'Rozanne'
Cranesbill 'Orion'
Geranium maculatum 'Orion'
Spotted Geranium
Geranium maculatum 'Chatto'
Woodland Geranium Splish Splash
Geranium pratense 'Splish Splash'
Cambridge Geranium 'Intense'
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Intense'
New Hampshire Purple Cranebill
Geranium macrorrhizum 'New Hampshire Purple'
Elke Geranium
Geranium x hybrida 'Elke'
Midnight Ghost Geranium
Geranium x hybrida 'Midnight Ghost'
Double Blue Geranium
Geranium pratense 'Plenum Violaceum'
Woodland Geranium Mayflower Geranium
Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower'
Hardy Geranium (Cranesbill)
Geranium x hybrida
Geranium sanguineum Max Frei
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'
Cranesbill 'Wargrave Pink'
Geranium x hybrida 'Wargrave Pink'
Geranium x magnificum Rosemoor
Geranium x magnificum 'Rosemoor'
Johnson's Blue Cranesbill
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Johnson's Blue'
Meadow Cranesbill 'Boom Chocolatta'
Geranium pratense 'Boom Chocolatta'
Thurston's Cranesbill
Geranium x oxonianum 'Thurstonianum'
Bloody Cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum 'striatum'
Cambridge Geranium
Geranium x cantabrigiense
Bloody Cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum
Crimson Geranium John Elsley
Geranium sanguineum 'John Elsley'
Showing the 24 most-saved of 57 Zone 4–hardy Geranium varieties. See the full Geranium list →
Geranium in Zone 4
Will Geranium survive a Zone 4 winter?
57 of the 66 Geranium varieties in the Sow catalog are rated hardy through Zone 4, where winter lows reach -30°F to -20°F. Hardiness is per-variety, not per-genus — the plants listed above are the ones that hold up; others in the genus are not rated for this zone.
When should I plant Geranium in Zone 4?
In Zone 4 the last spring frost typically lands around mid-May and the first fall frost around late September. Planting after the last frost — or in early fall, so roots establish before the ground cools — gives the best establishment. Each plant page lists its own planting months.
Which Geranium is best for Zone 4?
Start at the top of the list above: it is ranked by how many gardeners actually save and grow each variety, which is a strong real-world reliability signal. Then narrow by your sun exposure and the mature size that fits the bed.
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See Geranium in your Zone 4 yard
Snap a photo of your space and Sow places these varieties in it at true mature size — then keeps the care schedule for everything you plant.
