Cranesbill, Dark Roast Wild Cranesbill
SKU #'s
- 1022934
- Delivery Available with Online Checkout
- Not Available In-store at Colchester Mackey's
- Not Available In-store at Willimantic Mackey's
- Not Available In-store at Woodstock Mackey's
Dark Roast Wild Cranesbill is a native low-mounding semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with deeply lobed bronze green palmate foliage. The small fuchsia purple flowers with white eyes bloom in masses from late spring into summer and are followed by beaked seed capsules. Flowers best in part shade and moist, well-drained soils.
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Type: |
Perennial, Groundcover |
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Origins: |
Eastern N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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Season of Interest: |
Spring, Summer |
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: Prides Corner, Geranium maculatum 'Dark Roast'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
