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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 inches to 1 foot
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
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
  • Hardy Geranium
  • Cranesbill
  • Geranium

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Location: My Cincinnati Ohio garden
Date: 2016-05-06
First blooms of spring
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2019-05-21
Location: My garden
Location: My garden, Essex, UK
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: june 29 2009
Location: My Garden in Kalama, Wa
Date: 2016-05-03
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Location: Corner rock garden
Date: June
Blooms all summer
Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: 2007-11-05
Fall Foliage
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-05-28
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Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: August
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-05-31
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-05-28
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-09-02
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Location: KALAMA WA 
Date: 2016-05-25
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-08-15
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