General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: golden-chartreuse leaves
Flowers: Showy
Other: flowers have five petals; cut plants back almost all the way to the ground after flowering
Flower Color: Pink
Other: magenta
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Self-seeding
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Other: Take semi-ripe cuttings during the late summer when growth has slowed and plant stems have become firmer.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2002 Great Plant Picks Award Winner
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Cranesbill
  • Geranium

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-07-17
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2019-05-20
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-29
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2006-06-29
 4:34 pm. A bright eyed beauty. Too bad she doesn't set seed.
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2019-04-24
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, near Morpeth, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2013-07-17
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: May 13, 2008 2:00 PM
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: Sep 14, 2008 1:09 PM
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-05-05
  1:03 pm. She has such beautiful leaves, and I had to leave her
Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, near Morpeth, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-04
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Late Summer
A collage of  Geranium Ann Folkard
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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2010-08-05
Mingling!

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2009-07-27
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Late Summer
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2006-09-23
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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