Botanical Name: Erodium reichardii
Common Name: Cranesbill Type of Plant: dicot: groundcover Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape dense, tufting groundcover with a low, spreading form – tiny pink flowers are held above foliage Height 3-6" Spread 10-12" Growth Rate slow Environment: Exposure outdoor full sun to partial shade Soil needs a well-drained soil Hardiness some frost (zones 7-9, 14-24) Morphology: Leaves round-ovate, to 3/8" across, more or less cordate, crenate margins on long petioles Flowers pink to lavender with rose veins--1/2" across 5-lobed – solitary Fruit 5-celled long-beaked carpel Propagation: division of clumps Usage: good small-scale groundcover, rock garden filler, container groundcover. Slow to establish, sometimes planted with other low groundcovers (Isotoma, Solierolia, Herniaria) Landscape Care: Watering needs regular watering – increased watering required in hot sunny areas Fertilizing balanced in spring Pruning pinch off dead flowers Pests/Diseases none Special Conditions/Other Origin: Mediterranean islands Family: Geraniaceae Notes: |
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