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Geranium asphodeloides

Geranium asphodeloides
Photo: Ghislain118 (AD) http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0

Asphodel cranesbill is a spreading, clump-forming hardy perennial with pink-purple flowers, good as ground cover or in rock gardens. It is tolerant of dry, well-drained conditions and tends to be undemanding once established.

Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly until established, then allow soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil; tolerates poor and gravelly soil.
Temperature
Hardy to around -20 °C; tolerates cold winters in temperate gardens.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Europe to Caucasus
Climate
temperate

About

Geranium asphodeloides, the asphodel cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae. It is native to southeastern Europe, Crimea, the Transcaucasus, Turkey, and Lebanon/Syria. A spreading perennial, it is recommended as a pollinator-attracting ground cover, for rock and gravel gardens, and for planting beneath roses.

Other Geranium plants

Geranium albanum · Geranium aristatum · Geranium cinereum · Geranium clarkei · Dalmatian Crane's Bill · Endres's cranesbill · Himalayan Crane's Bill · Iberian geranium · Hardy geranium · Spotted geranium · Madiera cranesbill · Knotted Crane's Bill

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geranium asphodeloides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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