Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium

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    Geranium maculatum - Wild Geranium

    SKU: C14350

    $19.95

     

    Native to much of eastern North America, the attractive lavender blooms of Wild Geranium are among the most widely known of all the wildflowers. Unlike many other spring bloomers, it keeps its attractive foliage all season long. Although it is typically found in woodlands with shady dry to medium soils, Geranium maculatum will also grow in medium-moist soil in full sun.

    Colour:
    Blooms:
    Light:
    Height:
    Soil:
    Water:     		  Lavender
      Late Spring
      Sun to Shade
      1' - 2'
      Sand to Clay
      Dry to Medium
    Approx. 23 seeds per pack - 176 seeds per gram

    Attracts Butterflies & Honeybees!
    Juglone Tolerant!

    All Wildflower Farm seeds are hardy through growing zone 3, organic and non-GMO.
    SEED GERMINATION INFO


    Indoors: Cold, moist stratification. Start at least 5 weeks before outdoor night temperatures are reliably in the 10 C (50 F) range. Mix the seed with a slightly moistened, sterile, soil-less growing mix. Put this in a labelled, sealed plastic bag and store in a refrigerator for one day. The next day place this in the freezer for one day. Repeat this for one week, alternating between the fridge and the freezer. After stratifying, plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in pots. Keep moist but not soggy and very warm (21 C - 70 F). When seedlings are 5 cm (2 inches) tall or more, transplant into the garden spaced 30 cm (1 foot) apart.

    Outdoors: Plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in a prepared seed bed in late fall so that the seed overwinters and germinates naturally in spring.

    Outdoors Alternative: In late fall through to mid-winter fill plastic pots with a slightly moistened, sterile, soil-less growing mix. Plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in pots and label the pots. Place them outdoors in an area where they will experience the snow and cold of winter. The seed will germinate in the pots in spring as the weather warms up. Be sure to water the pots regularly in spring and once the plants are 5 cm (2 inches) tall, transplant them into your garden.