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Geraniaceae
Wild geranium
Erodium botrys
Also known as Erodium botrys var. gasparrinii, Wood geranium, Erodium botrys var. brevicaule, Erodium botrys f. brevicaule
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Wild Geranium · Erodium · Groundcover · Perennial · Cottage Garden · Pollinator · Low Maintenance · Mediterranean
Erodium botrys, commonly called wild geranium, is an easy-care perennial that adapts well to average garden soils in part shade or full sun. Water consistently but avoid waterlogged conditions, as it dislikes soggy roots. Deadhead spent flowers to extend the blooming season and prevent excessive self-seeding.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–7.6
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Maine, Masachusettes
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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