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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 80-100 cm
Plant Spread: 80 - 100 cm
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: temperatures indoors must stay under 10° C for several weeks
Days to germinate: Germination irregular, up to several months
Depth to plant seed: 0.5 cm
Suitable for wintersowing
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.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Armenian Cranesbill
  • Cranesbill
  • Geranium
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Geranium psilostemon
  • Synonym: Geranium armenum

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Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2002-07-16
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-07-02
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-06-25
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-08
 4:38 pm. When deadheaded, it remains in bloom for many weeks.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-06-07
 1:40 pm. A very bright spot in the garden.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-17
 6:59 pm. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall and seeds itself abundantly.
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-19
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-07-10
Location: Garden
Date: June 2017
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-06-19
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Garden
Date: summer 2017
Location: Amherst, New Hampshire
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Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on May 3, 2012 4:48 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On August 14, 2021 Transplanted
Planted 1 in back side yard near Lilium leichtlinii on 8-14-2021
MrsBinWY On May 16, 2021 Potted up
1 on 5-16-21; 1 more on 5-26-21
MrsBinWY On May 15, 2021 Seeds germinated
1 on 5-15-21; 1 more on 5-26-21
MrsBinWY On March 20, 2021 Seeds sown
5 seeds from ishareflower's 2020G in milk jug. 30-90 days at 41-50 degrees per Seedaholic.
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