Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium

Ohio Native Plant Natural Range

To view the natural range of Geranium maculatum visit the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service website.
Morning sunlight dancing on Wild Geranium

Cultivation Information Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum, generally do not flower in their first season

Height - 14 to 18 inchesFlower Color - pinkBlooms - April - JuneSun - Light Sun to Partial ShadePerennial Zone - 3 to 8Soil - Moist, Lots of Organic MaterialpH - 4 to 5Family - Geraniaceae Over the Years - We have found, Wild Geraniumsdo not require a great deal of maintenance and are not invasive. They do however tend to go dormant in late summer.
Geranium maculatum, are approximately 5 inches wide with easy to identify deeply cut lobes
A patch of Wild Geranium brightens up every garden
Wildlife Significance - Wild Geranium
Nectar Source - Butterflies - Spring Azure, Hobomak Skipper, flies, skippers, long- tongued and short-tongued bees, skipper and moths
Pollen Source - long-tongued bees, flies eat the pollen but are non- pollinating
Oligolectic Bees – are bees that are very particular as to what plant family they gather their nectar and pollen. Wild Geranium is such a plant for the Andrena distans (bee)
Seeds - Chipmunk delicacy
Deer - Are not fond of Geranium species
For detailed information, visit the Illinois Wildflower website
Propagation Notes Wild Geranium
Stratifying Seeds

Cold Storage 60 days - Small zip lock plastic bag with a few tablespoons of moistened vermiculite
Seeds Planted - 2-8-2012Sprouted - 2-14 -2012 -
Night Temperature - 61 - 63° FDay Temperature - 64 - 65° F -Under florescent lightsPot size - Seemed to do better in a 4 inch pot, use care not to over water.Natural Sunlight - 3-6-12 - Exposure to sunlight a few hours each day Outdoors - Wild Geranium self seeds, look for young plants in the spring
Seed Provenance Geranium maculatum
Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN, - 2011 - 2012 - Root Stock - Hickory Road Gardens, WI. Nodding Onion Gardens 2013 to present