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Geraniaceae
Long-stalk crane's-bill
Geranium columbinum
Also known as Long-stalked geranium, Dove's-foot crane's-bill, Geranium columbinum, Geranium roseocaeruleum
Native Plants · Wildflower · Geranium · Cranesbill · Pollinator · Cottage Garden · Annual · Meadow · Geraniaceae · Pink Flowers · Naturalistic
Long-stalk crane's-bill is a delicate annual or short-lived perennial wildflower that produces small pink-purple blooms and thrives in well-drained soils in meadows, roadsides, and open woodland edges. It requires minimal care and is best allowed to self-seed naturally for a continuous display season after season. It is an excellent addition to a wildflower or cottage garden and will attract bees and butterflies throughout its blooming period.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly to keep soil moderately moist; the plant tolerates brief dry spells once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Chile Central, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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