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Geraniaceae
Dusky crane's-bill
Geranium phaeum
Also known as Brown geranium, Geranium lividum var. caerulescens, Geranium phaeum f. hungaricum, Geranium montanum
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Geranium · Cranesbill · Shade Perennial · Woodland Garden · Dark Flowers · Cottage Garden · Hardy Perennial · Part Shade · Ground Cover · European Wildflower
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Dusky crane's-bill is a graceful shade-tolerant perennial producing distinctive deep maroon to near-black flowers in late spring and early summer. It thrives in partial shade and moist, well-drained soil, making it ideal for woodland gardens or shady borders. Cut back after flowering to encourage fresh foliage and occasional reblooming later in the season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is moist, allowing the top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Poland, Romania, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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