Geranium maculatum

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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)Geranium Family Deeply palmate leaves on long petioles emerge in early spring, Foliage is a nice medium green, with red tones on the underside, an d extra fuzzy. Light pink, 1” flowers float atop short stems. Flowers turn into beak-shaped fruit–this is where the other common name of ‘Cranesbill” comes from. Seeds are flung from the parent plant in hopes of finding a new home close by. Under optimum conditions, moist, rich soil and 3-4 hours of sun, small colonies will form. Plants may go dormant with excess summer heat and drought. Blooms: Pink, 3-4 weeks, April-MayLeaves: Deeply lobed, very fuzzy, up to 5”Height: 12-18”Space: 12-18”Soil: Average-Moist, well drainedExposure: Part sun-Part shade-ShadeFauna: Bees, flies, beetles, moth host plantSeeds: Beak-shaped fruit flings seeds from mother plantDeer Resistance:MediumZone: 3-11Native: NC native, common in the Mountains and Piedmont, uncommon in the Coastal PlainProvenance: Unknown, seed and asexually grown Show more