Geranium maculatum (Spotted Cranesbill)

Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Height, Spread: 1-2 ft for both

Water/Soil: Moist-slightly dry, well-drained

Light: Part shade

Bloom: Spring-summer, pink saucer-shaped flowers

Native Range: Eastern North America

Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Supports specialized native bee, NC Native

Notes: Herbaceous perennial wildflower commonly found in moist hardwood forests in the Mountain and Piedmont regions of NC. It is attractive to pollinators and supports specialized native bee, Andrena distans. Songbirds eat the seeds and it is somewhat tolerant of damage from deer and rabbits. It is best used in a naturalized woodland, or in a partially shaded pollinator garden, looks great in mass plantings.