General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
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| Maximum recommended zone: |
Zone 8b
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| Plant Height: |
10-12 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
10-15 inches |
| Leaves: |
Semi-evergreen
Other: dissected leaves are copper/mocha color
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
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| Flower Color: |
Pink
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Uses: |
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Self-seeding
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| 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.
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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- Spotted Geranium
- Wild Geranium
- Geranium
Posted by
frahnzone5 (bensenville, il (chicagoland area) - Zone 5a) on Jan 31, 2016 5:55 PM concerning plant:
If your main purpose in planting Espresso is for the dark colored leaves you will be disappointed. They green up by mid-summer. A better choice might be Geranium 'Purple Heron,' which keeps chocolate leaves all season and comes true from seed.
Posted by
Tepelus (Nashville, Michigan - Zone 6a) on Apr 17, 2013 12:21 PM concerning plant:
Pretty but not particularly showy pink flowers; foliage greens up in the summer.
Posted by
sallyg (central Maryland - Zone 7b) on Apr 22, 2020 5:24 AM concerning plant:
This geranium has been slowly expanding in my shady Maryland sandy-loam garden, I have divided it into a few clumps. Not evergreen in my garden. Purple spring leaves are nice contrast to a lime green Hosta or fresh bright growth on variegated Liriope spicata.
Posted by
Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 23, 2014 4:11 PM concerning plant:
Spotted or Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum 'Espresso') is native to the northeastern United States. It has special value to native and bumble bees, particularly mining bees. Small carpenter, sweat, mason, mining, bumble, and cuckoo bees are attracted to this plant.
Geranium maculatum also reportedly attracts beneficial insects such as syrphid flies and fruitworm beetles. Its seeds are eaten by birds, including mourning doves and bobwhite quail.
'Espresso' is a dark, chocolate-leaved cultivar with pretty lavender blue flowers. Plant with green-leaved cultivars for a striking color contrast.
Plant Events from our members
| aspenhill |
On October 25, 2013 |
Obtained plant
Dutch Plant Farm - qty 2 |
| Catmint20906 |
On April 15, 2016 |
Bloomed |
| Catmint20906 |
On April 25, 2015 |
Bloomed |
| MrsBinWY |
On June 4, 2017 |
Potted up
10 |
| MrsBinWY |
On February 21, 2016 |
Seeds sown
12 seeds from ishareflowers, wintersown, held over summer 2016 & winter 2016-2017, germinated ~May 2017 |
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