Latin Name: Geranium maculatum
Height: 18 - 24 inches
Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Sunlight: Full Sun; Part Sun; Part Shade
Bloom Time: April to June
Hardiness Zone: 3-8
Description:
Wild Cranesbill has masses of pink to lavender colored flowers from late spring to mid summer, which are most effective when planted in groupings. Its deeply cut lobed palmate leaves are dark green in color. Foliage will decline if the soil dries out in summer droughts. Cutting back midseason as new growth emerges from the base of the plant will help it seem like a new plant! Also, deadheading will encourage it to continue blooming longer into the season. Birds love to eat the seed capsules. Wild Cranesbill is a native plant commonly found in a woodland setting.
Attracts: Bees; Butterflies; Birds
Other Names: Bloody Cranesbill; Perennial Geranium; Hardy Geranium; Wild Geranium; Spotted Geranium