General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
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
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Geranium
  • Cranesbill

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Location: American Peony Society Garden, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Date: 06/30/2003
photo by Cornell Plantations via Cornell University Library's eCo
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-10
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-10
Location: Garden
Date: 2017-05-26

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
  • Uploaded by vic
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On June 12, 2015 Plant emerged
lovesblooms On June 6, 2015 Obtained plant
transplanted 3x bareroots
Yorkshirelass On June 7, 2017 Miscellaneous Event
Seeds freely around the garden
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