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Rock Crane's-Bill

Geranium macrorrhizum · Perennial

Hardiness
Position
Full sun, Partial shade, Full shade
Height × Spread
50–100 cm × 10–50 cm
Soil
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained; Chalk Clay Loam Sand; Acid or Alkaline or Neutral; moderately fertile soil apart from waterlogged soils
Flowering
June–August
Toxicity
No toxicity recorded

The Gardening Year

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M
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D
🪴 Plant out
🌸 In flower

Watch out for

Vine weevil larvae: Apply a biological control containing nematodes to the compost in spring and autumn.

Slugs and snails: Use iron phosphate-based pellets or beer traps to reduce populations around the plant base.

Powdery mildew: Improve air circulation and spray with a fungicide or milk solution at first sign of infection.

Geranium sawfly larvae: Hand-pick the larvae or apply a biological insecticide containing spinosad.

Capsid bug: Encourage natural predators like ladybirds or use a horticultural oil spray if infestations are severe.

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