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Geraniaceae
Richardson's geranium
Geranium richardsonii
Also known as Geranium loloense, White geranium, Geranium albiflorum, Geranium hookerianum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Geranium · Wildflower · Woodland Perennial · Western Native · Pollinator Plant · Part Shade · Mountain Garden · Cranesbill · Geraniaceae · Low Maintenance
Richardson's geranium is a hardy native wildflower that adapts well to woodland gardens, meadow edges, and shaded borders in mountain and western regions. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and dappled sunlight, tolerating a range of soil types once established. This low-maintenance perennial self-seeds gently and attracts pollinators with its delicate white to pale pink blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately until soil is moist to a depth of a few inches; allow surface to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days during active growth; reduce in dormancy
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.1–7.6
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwest Territorie, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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