Geranium maculatum
(wild geranium)
(wild geranium)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Mrs. W. D. Bransford, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height: 12 – 24 inches
Spread: 36 inches
Location: Sides
Native Status: NE
Comments & Cautions:
can spread aggressively through rhizomes; useful for naturalizing
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium or Dry
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
The plant DOES NOT have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
mounding
Foliage
palmately lobed leaves, dark green; medium to bold texture
Flowers
1 inch wide, pink to purple, five-petaled; April-May