General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
2-4 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
6-12 inches. Slow growing |
| Leaves: |
Evergreen
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Resistances: |
Deer Resistant
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Needs specific temperature
Can handle transplanting
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Preferred depth: Erodiums prefer a tall container
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| Parentage: |
Erodium reichardii x Erodium corsicum |
- Pink Heron's Bill
- Storksbill
- Erodium x variabile 'Bishop's Form'
Posted by
valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Nov 18, 2011 8:45 PM concerning plant:
The University of Reading Department of Botany with DNA analysis finally confirmed that E. variabile is a naturally occurring hybrid of E. corsicum with E. reichardii.
Survives best in mild winter regions, but in cold climates it is easily wintered in a pot indoors, then brought back outside for the summer. Has survived in my zone 8 with very good draining gravely soil.
This plant is a very slow grower so needs to be planted where it won't have to compete with more aggressive growing plants that might over run it. Does really well in alpine type beds.
Very drought tolerant once established.
Divide in the spring for more plants.
Oct. 8, 2018
This plant is now well established in a sandy loam mix with little summer water during drought season (July, August & September). Starts blooming in my garden late spring, and continues blooming until killing frost.
Plant Events from our members
| chelle |
On April 6, 2015 |
Transplanted
Rock garden - SE between mid-level steppers. |
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| Cold hardiness? by chelle |
Dec 4, 2023 8:18 AM |
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