Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Also known as: Spotted Cranesbill
Loose clusters of soft lavender-pink saucer flowers bloom above deeply cut, palmate leaves in late spring. A classic native woodland perennial that forms polite, mounding colonies in dappled shade and rich, moist soil. The distinctive seed capsules pop open when ripe, flinging seeds short distances.
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV