geranium maculatum seeds Geranium maculatum – Flower of Carolina

geranium maculatum seeds Geranium maculatum – Flower of CarolinaWild 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, and extra fuzzy. Light pink, 1 flowers float atop short stems. Flowers turn into beak shaped fruitthis 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

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, and 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-May
Leaves: Deeply lobed, very fuzzy, up to 5”
Height: 12-18”
Space: 12-18”
Soil: Average-Moist, well drained
Exposure: Part sun-Part shade-Shade
Fauna: Bees, flies, beetles, moth host plant
Seeds: Beak-shaped fruit flings seeds from mother plant
Deer Resistance:Medium
Zone: 3-11
Native: NC native, common in the Mountains and Piedmont, uncommon in the Coastal Plain
Provenance: Unknown, seed and asexually grown