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
Geranium maculatum, generally do not flower in their first season

Cultivation Information - Wild Geranium

Height - 14 to 18 inchesFlower Color - pinkBlooms - April - JuneSun - Light sun to partial shade
Zone - 3 to 9Soil - 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. The 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 site

Propagation Notes - Wild Geranium

Cold Storage 60 days - Small Zip lock plastic bag with a few table spoons of moistened vermiculite
Seeds Planted - 2-8-2012Sprouted - 2-14 -2012 -
Night Temperature - 61 - 63°FDay Temperature - 64 - 65°F -Under florescent lights
Pot 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 In the Garden
Seed Provenance Geranium maculatum
Prairie Moon Nursery, Winona, MN, - 2011 - 2012 - Root Stock - Hickory Road Gardens, WI. Nodding Onion Gardens 2013 to present