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Geraniaceae
Little-robin
Geranium purpureum
Also known as Herb-robert, Red robin, Death-come-quickly, Robertium vulgare var. purpureum
Native Plants · Geranium · Wildflower · Groundcover · Perennial · Cottage Garden · Purple Flower · Low Maintenance · Mediterranean
Little-robin is an easygoing perennial that thrives in sun to partial shade with consistently moist, well-drained soil. Water every 7–10 days and avoid letting the roots dry out completely. It works well in rock gardens, borders, or naturalistic plantings and requires minimal intervention once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Brazil South, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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