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Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous Smooth-Textured
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
Seed Collecting: Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry
I'm not 100% sure this is the cranesbill that grows wild in my lawn and garden, but it looks very similar. However, the form I have produces vibrant magenta blooms, (they are very tiny.) The plant habit is rather lanky, (NOT short and bushy like garden cranesbill,) and the foliage has a nice fragrance. It appears to be an annual, as the plants vanish after flowering and setting seed in the spring. It is now October, and although there are tiny seedlings everywhere, I can't find any mature plants. If anyone knows if this ID is incorrect, please let me know.
