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Geraniaceae
Wild geranium
Geranium molle
Also known as Geranium macropetalum, Geranium molle var. stipulare, Geranium molle var. macropetalum, Geranium stipulare
Native Plants · Geranium · Annual · Pink · Flowers · Cottage · Garden · Self-Seeding · Ground · Cover
Dove's-foot crane's-bill is a charming low-growing annual with delicate pink flowers that self-seeds readily. This easy-care plant tolerates poor soils and partial shade while providing early season nectar for pollinators. Perfect for cottage gardens, rock gardens, or naturalizing in less formal areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately and allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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