Chotto Wild Cranesbill is a native low-mounding semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with deeply lobed palmate foliage. The small lilac pink flowers bloom in masses from mid spring into summer and are followed by beaked seed capsules. Flowers best in part shade and moist, well-drained soils.
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Origins: |
Eastern N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
1.5' - 2' |
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Spread: |
1.5' - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Can tolerate full sun if soils kept consistently moist, otherwise will experience decline in hot summers. Lightly sheared back after flowering to revitalize the plant if declined. Some susceptibility to leaf spots and rusts
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coneflower, Blanket Flower, Blue Fescue
IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Geranium maculatum kz02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Jason Hollinger, Wild Geranium (4751229522), CC BY 2.0, (3) Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States, Wild geranium (24732854510), CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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