Wild Cranesbill
Geranium maculatum
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- Delivery ONLY to Metro Atlanta & Athens within 5-7 business days
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Pickup in 3-5 business days from our Switchyard in Chamblee
(Mon & Fri 3pm-6pm - 3708 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA)
Wild Cranesbill is a native low-mounding semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with deeply lobed palmate foliage. The small pale pink to lilac flowers bloom in masses in late spring and are followed by beaked seed capsules. Flowers best in part shade and moist, well-drained soils.
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Type: |
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Origins: |
Eastern N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
1.5' - 2' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. If foliage declines in hot summers, it can be lightly sheared back after flowering to revitalize the plant. Some susceptibility to leaf spots and rusts
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower, Blanket Flower, Blue Fescue
IMAGE: H. Zell, Geranium maculatum 0001, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Fritzflohrreynolds, Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) H. Zell, Geranium maculatum 0002, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Geranium maculatum 14zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
