General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8 inches
Plant Spread: 10 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Coppery, blue-black leaves
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
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
  • Hardy Geranium
  • Cranesbill
  • Geranium
  • Chocolate-Leaved Cranesbill

Photo Gallery
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2019-10-22
Many, many clumps of this geranium!
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2019-10-22
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2019-06-16
Shown with iris sibirica Baby Sister
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2018-06-24

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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