General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6" to 8"
Plant Spread: Foliage turns copper and bronze in the fall
Leaves: Other
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: 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
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Cranesbill
  • Greyleaf Geranium
  • Grayleaf Geranium
  • Geranium

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Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2004-05-21
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2004-05-21
Location: Maine
Date: 2011-09-28
Still blooming on 9/28/11
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2004-05-31

Date: 2011-09-28

Date: 2011-09-18
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2014-05-26
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 2, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 2, 2012
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-05-22
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