General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Self-seeding
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: Take semi-ripe cuttings during the late summer when growth has slowed and plant stems have become firmer.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Geranium
  • Knotted Cranesbill
  • Pyrenees Geranium
  • Cranesbill

Photo Gallery
Location: St Louis
Date: 2014-05-26
Location: Italy, Appennino Tosco-Emiliano, Monte Cusna
Photo courtesy of: Michael Kesl
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-07-09
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-23
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Date: June
Credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Mid Summer
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Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-05-25
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entire plant , where is it? by bamira Sep 27, 2014 5:52 PM 6

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