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trefle.io · Taken May 3, 2021 by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Geraniaceae
Shining crane's-bill
Geranium lucidum
Also known as Geranium lucidum, Geranium lucidum var. purpureum, Geranium columbinum, Robertium lucidum
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Cranesbill · Geranium · Shade Tolerant · Rock Garden · Cottage Garden · Self-Seeding · Pink Flowers · Groundcover · European Wildflower
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
Shining crane's-bill is a delicate, low-growing annual or biennial with glossy leaves and small pink flowers, perfectly suited to shaded walls, rocky crevices, and cottage garden edges. It self-seeds readily and thrives in partial shade with average moisture, requiring very little hands-on care. Enjoy it as a charming filler plant in shaded borders or let it naturalize between paving stones.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Light watering to keep soil evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days during dry spells; rainfall often sufficient
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spacing
- 8 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, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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