Geranium carolinianum
Carolina cranesbill, Carolina geranium, Geranium atrum, Geranium carolinum, Geranium langloisii, Geranium sphaerospermum
Geranium Geranium
G. carolinianum - G. carolinianum is a softly hairy annual forming a rosette of palmate, deeply lobed, mid- to dark green leaves and, from late spring into summer, loose clusters of tiny, white to pale pink flowers followed by erect, capsule-like seed pods turning black when ripe.
Geranium carolinianum is: Deciduous
Rosette
White, Pale-pink in Spring; Pale-pink, White in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Vine weevil , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Capsid bug Vine weevil , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Capsid bug
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Deadhead to prevent unwanted seedlings. Remove annual at the end of the growing season.
Tends to self-seed aggressively.
Seed
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Geranium carolinianum (Carolina cranesbill) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1 year.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cake decoration, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Ground Cover, Underplanting
Grow in poor, dry, sandy or gravelly soil in full sun or partial shade. Often considered a weed.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Geranium carolinianum
Carolina cranesbill, Carolina geranium, Geranium atrum, Geranium carolinum, Geranium langloisii, Geranium sphaerospermum
Geranium Geranium
G. carolinianum - G. carolinianum is a softly hairy annual forming a rosette of palmate, deeply lobed, mid- to dark green leaves and, from late spring into summer, loose clusters of tiny, white to pale pink flowers followed by erect, capsule-like seed pods turning black when ripe.
North America
Deciduous
Rosette
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White, Pale-pink in Spring; Pale-pink, White in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Vine weevil , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Capsid bug
Deadhead to prevent unwanted seedlings. Remove annual at the end of the growing season.
Tends to self-seed aggressively.
Seed
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Geranium carolinianum (Carolina cranesbill) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1 year.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cake decoration, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Ground Cover, Underplanting
Grow in poor, dry, sandy or gravelly soil in full sun or partial shade. Often considered a weed.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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