Wood Cranesbill
Geranium sylvaticum
Wood Cranesbill is a perennial for mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay or loam, flowering May, Jun, Jul.
| Type | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 70 cm |
| Spread | 50 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 4a-8b, RHS H7 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 70 cm, it sits best through the middle of a border, between taller structure behind and edging in front. Give it about 50 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 8b and rated H7 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, pollinator-friendly plants, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses Wood Cranesbill's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Pennsylvania Sedgeto edge in front
- Glaucous sedgeto edge in front
- Turtlehead 'Hot Lips'to flower when it does not
- White Turtleheadto flower when it does not
- Allegheny Spurgeto edge in front
- American Spikenardfor height behind it