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Geraniaceae
Marsh cranesbill
Geranium palustre
Also known as marsh geranium, wild geranium, bog cranesbill, Geranium purpureum
Zones 5–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Geranium · Perennial · Wildflower · Shade Tolerant · Moist Soil · Pink Flowers · Cottage Garden · European Native · Groundcover
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Marsh cranesbill is a hardy perennial that thrives in moist, partially shaded garden beds, pond margins, or woodland edges. Water regularly to keep the soil evenly moist and avoid letting it dry out completely. It spreads modestly and rewards gardeners with cheerful magenta-pink flowers throughout summer.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- peat
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
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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
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Poland, Romania
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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