Wild Geranium, Spotted Cranesbill - Geranium maculatum

Wild Geranium, Spotted Cranesbill

Geranium maculatum

Wild Geranium is a native woodland perennial that naturalizes effortlessly under trees and in shaded borders, its deeply palmate basal leaves are dark green and refined, its pale pink to lilac flowers are produced in generous flushes in spring, and it adapts to conditions from dappled shade to surprisingly dry sites.

  • Five-petaled pale pink to lilac flowers are produced generously in spring
  • Attractive ornamental seed heads follow the flowers, providing additional interest through summer
  • Deeply palmate dark green basal leaves are refined and elegant throughout the growing season
  • Suitable for naturalizing in woodland gardens, shade borders, and shaded roadsides
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Moist, Dry
Hardiness Zone
4 – 8
Mature Height (meters)
0.6 – 0.6
Mature Spread (meters)
0.5 – 0.6
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Pink
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Pollinator Friendly
Ontario Native
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in an average to moist, well-drained soil, in partial to full shade, however, will tolerate full sun with adequate moisture. Pruning hard after flowering will help maintain its shape, but will not extend bloom time. Spreads non-aggressively by rhizomes.
Notes
Also referred to as Cranesbill, Crane's Bill Geranium, Spotted Geranium.

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