General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 20-30 cm
Plant Spread: 60-80 cm
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: Germination can be irregular, up to several months
Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Self-seeding
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.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Geranium
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Geranium shikokianum
  • Synonym: Geranium shikokianum var. kaimontanum

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Location:  Bronx NY
Date: 2021-03-14
Indoors under grow lights.
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-06-29
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23

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