Wild Cranesbill

Geranium maculatum

Wild Cranesbill is a native low-mounding semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with deeply lobed  palmate foliage.  The small pale pink to lilac flowers bloom in masses in late spring and are followed by beaked seed capsules.  Flowers best in part shade and moist, well-drained soils. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  If foliage declines in hot summers, it can be lightly sheared back after flowering to revitalize the plant.  Some susceptibility to leaf spots and rusts

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Coneflower,  Blanket Flower,  Blue Fescue

IMAGE: H. Zell,  Geranium maculatum 0001, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2)  Fritzflohrreynolds,  Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3)  H. Zell,  Geranium maculatum 0002,  CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang,  Geranium maculatum 14zz,  CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.