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Geranium maculatum - Spotted Cranesbill

Geranium maculatum

Cranesbill - Spotted

Spotted Cranesbill has deeply incised green leaves in a mounding habit.  The flowers are produced in quantity from late April into June, in shades varying from pale pink to bright lavender-purple.  As a native species of Geranium, it naturalizes well from seed in moist locations in both sun and shade and supports nearly 30 species of moth and butterfly caterpillars.  It is particularly effective as a loose woodland groundcover, especially when partnered with early spring bulbs, Ferns and Carex.  This is one of Landscape Architect Larry Weaner's staples for his extensive work with natural meadows and woodlands.

PRN Preferred:  A "must have" for a woodland garden, spreads moderately by seed.

Height 12 Inches

Spread 18 Inches

Bloom Color Pink

USDA Hardiness Zone 4

Companion Plants to Geranium maculatum

Carex albicans
White-tinged Sedge

Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'
Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'
Woodland Phlox

Similar Plants to Geranium maculatum

Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe'
Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'
Moss Phlox

Geranium maculatum 'Crane Dance'
Spotted Cranesbill