Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

The bright lavender flowers of Wild Geranium are a spring favorite and this woodland wildflower retains its attractive foliage all season long. Long-lived, the plants expand to form a nice clumps that also work well as a groundcover. This woodland …

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Cultural Details
Soil Type Loam, Sand
Soil Moisture Dry, Medium
Sun Exposure Partial, Shade
Height 1' - 2'
Bloom Color Lavender
Bloom Time May, June
Spacing 1'
Hardiness Zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Root Type Rhizome
Benefits Pollinators, Deer Resistant

The bright lavender flowers of Wild Geranium are welcome sight in spring, and this woodland wildflower retains its attractive foliage all season long. Long-lived, the plants expand to form a nice clumps that also work well as a groundcover. As woodland native, Geranium maculatum does prefer shade, but it will grow in the sun in a rich soil that is consistently damp. Other common names include Cranesbill.

Wild geranium is a larval host plant for the leafmining moth Parectopa geraniella, and the White-Marked Tussock moth Orgyia leucostigma.