General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 40-50 cm
Plant Spread: 50-60 cm
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: temperatures indoors must stay under 15° C
Days to germinate: erratic, can take up to several months
Depth to plant seed: 0.5 cm
Sow in situ
Start indoors
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.
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Wild Geranium
  • Spotted Geranium
  • Geranium

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Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2023-08-14
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-07-08
Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2016-05-15

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Beautiful shot! by dave Mar 16, 2012 12:31 PM 1

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