General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 1-20 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Preferred depth: Erodiums prefer a tall container

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Common names
  • Filaree
  • Clocks
  • Redstem Storksbill
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Erodium cicutarium subsp. cicutarium
  • Synonym: Erodium cicutarium subsp. bipinnatum
  • Synonym: Erodium praecox
  • Synonym: Erodium microphyllum

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Location: SoCal
Date: 2019-03-08
Comments:
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Jan 9, 2022 6:38 PM concerning plant:
    Range: throughout. Additional info: this is one of the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring.

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