Ein toller dunkellaubiger Storchschnabel ist 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑚 '𝐸𝑠𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜' Er hat großes schokobraunes Laub, blüht bis Juni und hat gerne einen Platz in der Sonne / Halbschatten. ___________________________ #geraniumespresso #geraniummaculatum #storchschnabel #stauden #staudengarten #staudenbeet #perennials #planting #garden #gardendesign #blumenliebe #gartentipps #gartenbepflanzung #instagarden #tuin #gartenimpressionen #gartenideen #gartenparadies #gartenblick #Garten. #Gartengestaltung
#wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #wildflowers
The cranesbill (Geranium maculatum), also known as wild geranium, is in bloom! Due to this plant's styptic properties (the ability to stop bleeding), cranesbill is typically considered a Venus plant, but the herb's astringency gives it potential for binding spells. This combination makes cranesbill especially effective for binding love spells. Cranesbill gets its common name from the shape of the seed pod, which acts like a spring to throw the seeds away from the plant to help it spread. Cranesbill is related to herb robert and has been used a substitute for that plant in magic and in medicine (but it doesn't have a bad smell like herb robert). Great as a groundcover around hedges and a friend to several species of bees, cranesbill is also known as spotted geranium, wood geranium, wild geranium, alum root, alum bloom, shameface, rockweed, crow foot, and - wonderfully - old maid's nightcap. Here in Southern New England, cranesbill is currently in flower. These pictures are from a recent walk around Cumberland Monastery. An open woodland plant, cranesbill likes light shade or even partial sun (in cooler areas), so you'll often see it on the edges of paths. It is native to eastern North America, from Quebec south to Alabama and west to Oklahoma and South Dakota. We have cranesbill seeds available on our website, as well as the seeds of many other types of plants that Witches, Pagans, and mystics of all kinds – and lots of other folks, too – have used and learned from. #cranesbill #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #witchingherbs #wildflowers #woodland #magick #wortcunning #growyourown #metaphysicalshop #witchlife #alchemyworks #alchemyworksmaterialsofmagic
I've heard it said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I don't know about all of that, but I do know my favorite path to the river is unpaved and absolutely lousy with wild geraniums, and it just might be the way to heaven, or at least as close as you can get in this neck of the woods. God bless riparian forests. #wildflowers #geraniaceae #geraniummaculatum #geranium #nativeplants #botany #iowaoutdoors #nature #flowers
What's blooming in my garden this week? It's May 18 and today we harvested our first strawberries of the season! Yummy 📷 1: Wild Strawberry #fragariavesca 📷2: First blooms of Hairy Beardtongue #penstemonhirsutus 📷3: Golden Alexanders #ziziaaurea with hairy beardtongue in the background 📷4: Buds forming on the Yarrow #achilleamillefolium 📷5: Cotton Candy looking Prairie smoke #geumtriflorum 📷6: a whole plant look at the wild geranium that's been brightening up my front yard #geraniummaculatum 📷7: Ohio spiderwort #tradescantiaohiensis #nativeplantsofontario #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #ontarionativeplants #zone7b
17. #geraniummaculatum #abloomeachdayforthemonthofmay #concretegarden #wisconsinnativeplants {this is my #currenthabitat}
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) - Geranium family (Geraniaceae), native to woodlands in eastern North America. Wild geranium is a great addition to any garden. It is a host plant for moths and other insects. The distant miner bee (Andrena distans) is a specialist pollinator of wild geranium. Sun Exposure: Full, Partial, Shade Soil Moisture: Medium Height: 1 foot Bloom Time: Spring
Petal fall has begun. Seed collection season has already started but I’ll have to start getting seeds in earnest by end of May. It’s a lot of work on top of everything else we are doing at this season. #geranium #geraniummaculatum #wildgeranium
A series of bees on flowers 😍 The geraniums were especially popular 💕 #bee #bees #beesonflowers #beesinflowers #pollinator #pollinators #pollination #springephemeral #springwildflowers #nativeplants #nativebees #nativewildflowers #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #blackberryflowers #blackberry #rubus #packera #ragwort #forestfloor #beeidentification
Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
Wild geranium, Geranium maculatum #springephemeral #springwildflowers #forestfloor #nativeplants #nativewildflowers #springwildflowers #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #botany #botanizing #spring
Wild geraniums, so delicate, add a delightful spot of color along the trail #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #cranesbill #kalamazoonaturecenter #inthewoods #alongthetrail #naturewalk #payattention #naturesbeauty #naturephotography
I'm going back to work I'm going back to the earth... #jasonmraz #lyrics 🌸🌿☘️🍃🍀 #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #wildflowers #illinois #nativeplants #woodland #plants #illinois_shots #illinoisflora #plantsofinstagram #flowerphotography #midwestgrammers #nature #biodiversity #conservation #natgeo #bbcearth #passion_4_living_photos #happy #savetheplanet #naturephotography #illinoisphotographer #enjoyillinoisnature #onlyinillinois #naturebrilliance
Native Plant Spotlight: Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum is a perennial and native throughout the eastern half of the U.S. In the wild it is mostly found in wooded areas, but it also thrives in full-partial sun as well. It prefers medium to medium dry soil that’s rich in organic matter. Wild geranium will grow ~12 inches tall and produce purple flowers late spring - early summer. About a month after blooming, the seed capsules appear. The seed capsules have a central piece attached to a base and resemble a cranes head, which is where the geranium gets the common name of cranesbill or cranesbill geranium. The seed pods explode when ripe and catapult the seeds 10-30 feet away. This plant spreads readily and will form an attractive ground cover. It’s a great early nectar and pollen source for our native bees, and also attracts butterflies & other pollinators. . . . #wildacre #wildacreoh #smallbusiness #lexingtonohio #plantnative #nativeohiopollinatorplants #conservation #biodiversity #protectthepollinators #plantsforpollinators #plantnative #nativeflowers #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #getoutside
I was so psyched to get wild geranium this year from @onplants.ca . More psyched that it was still blooming when it arrived! Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) is a low growing perennial and can handle SHADE, perfect for under our mature Japanese Maple in the front garden. Growing up, I remember my mom having one of these in her garden. Otherwise, the geraniums we normally see are those deep red funny smelling ones sold in seasonal planters that are treated as annuals in Ontario. #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #ontarionativeplants #ontariogardening #hamontgardens #nativespecies #shadegarden #purple #flowersofinstagram #geraniums
Wild geraniums taken with the little Lumix ZS200, a point and shoot on steroids. #geraniummaculatum #springephemeral #wildflower #naturelovers #naturelover #lumixzs200
What's blooming in my garden this week? It's May 12 and I also just shared a garden tour which is saved to my highlights. I just love the new surprises every day. 📸1: Blue Eyed Grass #sisyrinchiumangustifolium 📸2: Wild Geranium #geraniummaculatum 📸3: Prairie Smoke #geumtriflorum now starting to get its wispy heads 📸4: Black Chokeberry #aroniamelanocarpa in full glory 📸5: Wild Strawberry #fragariavesca with some flowers left and some almost berries 📸6: Golden Alexander #ziziaaurea 📸7: Wild Columbine #aquilegiacanadensis 📸8: White Trillium #trilliumgrandiflorum #zone7b #ontarionativeplants #nativeplantsofontario #nativeplantsofnorthamerica
Wild geranium appreciation post. #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplantsofmichigan #pollinatorgarden #inmygardentoday #inmygarden #whatsblooming #frommygardentoday #growflowersnotlawns
Wild geranium. A little different than my normal style, but I couldn’t pass up the dreamy look. 135mm, f/1.8, 1/200s, ISO 100. #flower #geranium #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum
#ゲラニウムマキュラタム #マキュラタム #ゲラニウムマキュラタン #マキュラタン #Geraniaceae #GeraniumMaculatum #Geranium #Maculatum #WildGeranium #SpottedGeranium #WoodGeranium #ワイルドゲラニウム #flowers #flower #花 #花写真 #花写真部 #リングボケ #RingBokeh #ミラーレンズ #mirrorlens #reflexlens #レフレックスレンズ #TokinaReflex300 #TokinaReflex300mm F6.3 MF MACRO #OLYMPUS #マイクロフォーサーズで撮る世界 #microfourthirds #microfourthirdsgallery
Nice spring views. Geranium macalatum and Bromus kalmii (prairie brome) in the foreground, and more geranium, Tiarella cordifolia (foamflower), and Stylophorum diphyllum (wood poppy) in the background. #geranium #geraniummaculatum #foamflower #tiarellacordifolia #stylophorumdiphyllum #bromuskalmii #prairiebrome #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #ontarionativeplants #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #habitatgarden #springgarden #spring #gardening #ontariogardens #ontario #hamont
Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’ Ashley and I love a good cup of morning Joe, so it’s only natural we’d have an affinity for coffee-themed plant cultivars. With its chocolaty leaves and clear light lavender flowers, Espresso spotted cranesbill joins the likes of Cafe Au Lait dahlia and Cappuccino Lace bearded iris as eye-pleasing pick-me-ups in the garden. #geranium #geraniummaculatum #geraniummaculatumespresso #geraniumespresso #spottedgeranium #spottedcranesbill #cranesbill #espressogeranium #springgarden #springflowers #springblooms #garden #woodlandgarden #gardening #tulatopphotography #gardenersworld #nowlensbridgeperennials
#wildgeranium #nativewildflowers #wildflowers #wildflowers #geranium #geraniummaculatum
Fringed polygala (5/5/24), Pinxter flower (5/5/24), Wild geranium(5/6/24), Nodding trillium (5/5/24), Woodland stonecrop(s3) (5/3/24) #polygaloidespaucifolia #polygalapaucifolia #polygalaceae #rhododendronpericlymenoides #ericaceae #geraniummaculatum #geraniaceae #trilliumcernuum #melanthiaceae #sedumternatum #crassulaceae #nativeplants #botany #love
The Cranesbill Mining Bee (Andrena distans) is a specialist of Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum), which is otherwise a mediocre plant for pollinators. A lot of spring-blooming plants are fortunate in that they have a species of Andrena that relies on them, thus ensuring that they are consistently pollinated. #bees #beesofinstagram #ecology #entomology #nativebees #wildbees #pollinators #pollinatorecology #botany #hymenoptera #xercessociety #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeplants #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #insectphotography #habitatconservation #wildlifeconservation #andrena #andrenadistans #minerbees #specialistbees #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum
May in PA and the woods are in bloom, including -wild geranium and golden ragwort -cream violet -long-spurred violet -Philadelphia fleabane
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) under oaks. #plantlady #plantsofinstagram #nativeplants #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) under oaks. #plantlady #plantsofinstagram #nativeplants #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum
Two new yard bloomers today: Golden Ragwort and Wild Geranium. #plantnativeplants #homegrownnationalpark #packeraaurea #geraniummaculatum #shadeplants
Wild geranium, geranium maculatum, is a native woodland flower that likes partial sunlight the best but can tolerate a range of sunlight conditions. After it flowers, the foliage stays around. It can reseed itself somewhat so it makes a great plant to be in a shade garden you want it to naturalize. #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #nativeplantgarden #wildlifegarden #nativeshadegarden
Hello Sir! #garden2024 #growallthethings #panativeplants #jackinthepulpit #geraniummaculatum
Some things I’ve learned work in pulling together native landscaping: Layers, repetition, time. Layers: Truly know the height of plants when they’re in their ideal location and put the big guys towards the back. Repetition: Place plants in large drifts with your layer info and have at it again. Time: not all plants or plant owners are on the same timeline. Some plants leap quickly, others it’s almost a 3 year waiting game. Not all plant owners are willing to wait it out. But the ones that do reap the reward. Happy 4th Birthday, Hinsdale Garden. I’m so lucky I get to see you grow and tend to your needs. Your owners are oh so patient.
#geraniummaculatum #wildgeranium #geranium #nativeflowers #nativeplants #ohionative #naturelovers #gardenlife
More garden photos. A Silver-Spotted Skipper taking a break from the sun. A lovely Aquilegia Canadensis flower. A cute Early Mining bee grabbing a little nectar and pollinating a Prunus maritima flower. Finally, a Geranium maculatum flower. #nativeplants #newjerseynativeplants #silverspottedskipper #andrenabee #aquilegiacanadensis #prunusmaritima #geraniummaculatum #homegrownnationalpark
Geranium maculatum/wild geranium is blooming. #Geraniummaculatum #wildgeranium #plantnative #homegrownnationalpark
Geranium maculatum- our native geranium showing its simple beauty. Ours seems to do equally well in full sun to almost full shade. #woodlandgeranium #geraniummaculatum #nativegeranium #woodlandnative #nativeplantgardening #plantnativespecies
#geranium #wildgeranium #spottedgeranium #woodgeranium #geraniummaculatum #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #nativeplantgardening #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #flowers #flowersphotography #plants #plantsphotography #nature #naturephotography #pixel8pro #pixel8prophotography #googlepixel8pro #googlepixel8prophotography #mobilephotography #googlepixel #teampixel
A few selections from this week in the garden. #ilovemynativegarden2024 #iriscristata #polemoniumrepens #phloxdivericata #ziziaaurea #geraniummaculatum #packeraaurea #tiarellacordifolia #trilliumerectum #wnynativeplants #nyflora #wnynativeplantcollaborative #grownative #grownativeplants #getoutside
Geranium maculatum Schokoprinz 🤎🩷 Schönen Sonntag ihr Lieben 🙋🏻♀️ #geranium, #geraniums, #geraniummaculatum, #storchschnabel, #storchschnabelgewächse, #meingarten, #meingartenheute, #maigarten, #gartenliebe, #gartenzauberblumen, #pinkeblüten, #pinkeblumen, #cranesbill, #cranesbillgeranium
Geranium maculatum, commonly known as wild geranium or spotted geranium, is a native perennial plant found in woodlands and meadows of eastern North America. It’s prized for its delicate pink to lavender flowers and distinctive palmate leaves. As a garden plant, it’s valued for its ability to attract pollinators and its low-maintenance nature. It makes a great groundcover or green mulch for both sun and shade. This plant is a major host species with over 25 types of butterflies and moths utilizing the foliage. We like using it just about everywhere. #geraniummaculatum #cranesbill #nativegroundcover #plantsforpollinators #chicagolandlandscaping
What's blooming in my garden this week? It's May 4 and I love this time of year because every day there's a new surprise in the garden. Here's what's blooming and what's on its way 1: Wild Geranium #geraniummaculatum 2: Golden Alexander #ziziaaurea 3: Wild Strawberry #fragariavesca 4: Wild Geranium with Prairie smoke and violets in the background 5: White Trillium #trilliumgrandiflorum 6: Black Chokeberry (taking their sweet time) #aroniamelanocarpa 7: Wild Columbine so so close #aquilegiacanadensis #nativeplantsofontario #zone7b
Wild Geranium, (Geranium maculatum), is certainly one of our desirable but underutilized natives for the garden. Blooming profusely with pink-lavendar, five-petaled flowers in late spring and staying in bloom for about six weeks. A bright spot in the spring garden; loved by bees and butterflies. Colonizes by rhizome slowly, but not at all aggressive. Found mostly in woodlands throughout the state, tolerates a wide range of light conditions; blooms in shade but will survive more sun with added moisture. Photo taken in Goochland County, VA this week on a property that is conserved forever with a conservation easement with @capitalregionlandconservancy #floraofvirginia #virginianativeplants #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum
Wildflower encore - Wild crane’s-bill (Geranium maculatum) #floraincognita #pflanzenbestimmung #plantidentification #nature #flora #natur #wildpflanze #wildplants #wildflower #wildcranesbill #geraniummaculatum
Evening walk at Jennings 🌱 #anemonellathalictroides #blueeyedmary #collinsiaverna #veratum #trilliumgrandiflorum #dwarfginseng #panaxtrifolius #phloxdivaricata #anemonenemorosa #viola #geraniummaculatum #symplocarpusfoetidus #jenningsenvironmentalcenter
Good morning! . . . . #geraniummaculatum #nativeplantdesign #morninggarden #shadegarden #happyplace
Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium). Photos from my yard in Champaign County, Illinois. May 1, 2024. #geranium #geraniummaculatum #wildgeranium #geranium #illinoisflora #illinoisbotany #plantsofinstagram #canon #canonphotography #canonmacro #canonr6markii #springflora #paullovesplants
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) 🌱🌸🌸🌸🌱 #nativeplants #nativeephemerals #springephemerals #ephemerals #plantnativeplants #plantnative #nativeperennials #nativepollinators #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #nativeephemeralsofnorthamerica #nativeephemeralsofmidwest #ecorestoration #biodiversity #environmentaljustice #socialjustice #pride #lgbtqpride #prideallyear #geranium #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #geraniaceae #geraniumfamily #RevolutionNativePlants
Took a stroll through Raccoon Creek State Park 🍀✨☀️😎 #raccooncreekstatepark #pennsylvania_wild #pastateparks #trilliumgrandiflorum #uvulariaperfoliata #adiantumpedatum #hikeyourheartout #geraniummaculatum #symplocarpusfoetidus
Wild geranium, Geranium maculatum, is a clump-forming native perennial here in Missouri, that has five-petaled flowers that bloom in the spring for 6–7 weeks. The flowers can be white, pink, or purple and are saucer-shaped with bright lilac pink colors. The fruit is about 1 in long and shaped like a crane's bill (another common name). Wild geranium prefers moist, humus-rich soil but can tolerate average, well-drained soil. It does best in part shade or shade, and flowers more prolifically in full sun. I don't think I can have too many of this great plant! #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #nativeplants #grownative
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #lavenderblooms #walkinthewoods #springtrails
A riot of textures…🌿✨Love my shade garden… #nativeshadegarden #nativeshadeplants #geraniummaculatum #christmasfern #foamflowers #wildginger
#geraniummaculatum #springtime #nativeplantsofturtleisland #nativeplantsofnj #geranium
Geranium maculatum 💓🌿 Gouache Art #nativeplants #geraniummaculatum #nativeplantart
Storchschnabel (Geranium maculatum) ‚Copper Tiger‘ - an Geranium komme ich nicht vorbei… Vor allem an den dunklen Blattschönheiten nicht! #storchschnabel #geranium #geraniummaculatum #geraniumcoppertiger #blattschmuckstauden #dunkleblätter #darkleaves
good day for a walk on the woods 1,2. Eastern Shooting Star 3. Wood Anemone 4. Dutchman’s Breeches 5. Trout Lily 6,8. Bloody Butcher 7. Drooping Trillium 9. Wood Violet 10. Wild Geranium #primulameadia #anemonoidesquinquefolia #dicentracucullaira #erythroniumalbidum #trilliumrecurvatum #trilliumflexipes #violasororia #geraniummaculatum
those rare, floodplain-hewn pinks #cultureshift #survival #holdon #freepalesti̇ne #ceasefirenow #hottown #potomacriver #dc #pachamama #naturephotography #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #roots
When you look close, you can find a whole other world that you may have missed. Here is what looks like a juvenile marbled #orbweaver on a wild #geranium. #geraniummaculatum #purple #wildflower #Virginia #spider #WildlifeIsEverywhere
Geranium maculatum. #geraniummaculatum #wildgeranium #nativeplants #kings_flora #bestflowerspics #raw_community #raw_flowers #pocket_flowers #magical_beauties #bestflowerspics #flowerstalking #plantnerd #bestoftheusa_flowers #bestofthebuckeyestate #bestoftheusa_seasons #igscflowers #finegardening #birdsandblooms
Geranium maculatum 🌿💓A wonderful native plant in my shade garden🌱 #nativeplants #nativeplantsofnorthamerica #geraniummaculatum #wildplants #woodlandgarden
Wild Geranium - Geranium maculatum - also known as Spotted Geranium or Wood Geranium. April 23, 2024 at Walls of Jericho, Jackson County, Alabama. A native perennial of Geraniaceae (the Geranium Family). Has showy, pink to lavender to rose purple, rarely white, five-petaled flowers, 1.0-1.4 inch across, April-June. Grows 12-24 inches tall. Leaves are 4-5 inches wide, have 3-5 narrow lobes deeply toothed at the tips. Found in rich, open, wooded slopes in most of the eastern U.S. as well as southeastern Canada. Can be abundant. Has become naturalized in Europe. Frequently cultivated. Numerous cultivars have been developed. Other common names include Astringent Root, Chocolate Flower, Crowfoot, Alum Root, Alum Bloom, Woodland Geranium, Dove's Foot, Old Maid's Nightcap, and Shameface. The thick, tannin-rich roots were once used as an astringent and to stop bleeding as well as in other medicinal uses. Horn and Cathcart, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians. Wikipedia Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website #botany #flower #flowers #wildflower #wildflowers #alabamathebeautiful #alabama #wallsofjericho #wallsofjerichoalabama #jacksoncountyalabama #wildgeranium #spottedgeranium #woodgeranium #geranium #geraniums #geraniummaculatum #geraniaceae #geraniumfamily
Wild Geranium can take a while to get established, but it’s worth the wait! #geraniummaculatum #wildgeranium #nativeplantsofvirginia #plantnativeplants #sustainablelandscapedesign #naturephotography
My shade/part shade garden makes me so happy. It's just about to start blooming and I'm ready for the show! There definitely are a few holes I still want to fill with more plants, but that's what makes gardening fun right? #shadegardening #carexsprengelii #aquilegiacanadensis #geraniummaculatum #nativeplantsofillinois #choosenativeplants
Image 1: #Geraniummaculatum #wildgeranium #purple #groundflower #spring #cabinjohn #cabinjohnregionalpark #canonrR7 #canonEOSR7 #km324 #earthday2024 #earthday — Notes: “Geranium maculatum, the wild geranium, spotted geranium, or wood geranium, is a perennial plant native to woodland in eastern North America, from southern Manitoba and southwestern Quebec south to Alabama and Georgia and west to Oklahoma and South Dakota. — It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 60 cm (2 ft) tall, producing upright, usually unbranched stems and flowers in spring to early summer. The leaves are palmately lobed with five or seven deeply cut lobes, 10–12.5 cm (4–5 in) broad, with a petiole up to 30 cm (12 in) long arising from the rootstock. They are deeply parted into three or five divisions, each of which is again cleft and toothed.” (Images in series taken with EOS and phone after work tonight…) @cwegner66 — Happy Birthday @rlwegner47
Presents N U T S A B O U T M A C R O 🔍 Photographer: marktroxel.nature C O N T E N T: Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) I N F O: Geranium maculatum, the wild geranium, spotted geranium, or wood geranium, is a perennial plant native to woodland in eastern North America, from southern Manitoba and southwestern Quebec south to Alabama and Georgia and west to Oklahoma and South Dakota. L O C A T I O N: United States 🇺🇸 Selected by @krystalmigliore NAM hub Owner Caroline @cowpi32 #nuts_about_MACRO Follow @nuts_about_macro__ Personal Tag #marktroxelnature_nam Subject Tag #wildgeranium_nam #geraniummaculatum_nam The NAM team: @mc_macro_photography @lenhart_lens @mmurphs @vinikrish @abcdee_david @krista_c_photography @nateswildlifephotos #wildgeranium #geraniummaculatum #macromood #macrophotography #macromagic #macronature #macrophoto #macroworld #macrogrammers #macro_addiction #macro_delight #macro_freaks #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_vision #raw_macro #smallworldlovers #top_macro
#geraniummaculatum One of my favorites for along shady sidewalks and paths… Food for early season pollinators and the foliage looks great through fall. Added about 15 more wild geranium plants this week from winter sown seeds 🥰
Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium). Some pleasing variability in the Wild Geranium plants in the garden. The older plants (Photos #1 and #2) are exhibiting the more common purplish flower color and leaf size, including leaf margins with some small lobes and coarse teeth. By comparison, there are two younger plants (Photos #3 and #4) that have a much more lavender flower color (even lighter in person), and leaves that are about five times larger and with far less lobes and teeth. Only time will tell if this can be attributed to genetic differences or plant age/maturity. All of these plants were previously purchased and are of unknown ecotype. I’m starting to get some very young, self-sown plants pop up in the area, so it’ll be interesting to see what they look like as they mature. Wild Geranium is such a beautiful and easily-grown perennial that I think every garden with a sunny/partly sunny spot and well-drained soil in the Eastern US needs to plant this! Wild Geranium is also an important pollinator and host plant. You may have to protect the new foliage from bunnies and deer but I don’t think it is their favorite. Native to most of the eastern half of the US. Highly recommended! #geraniummaculatum #garden #gardening #gardeningforwildlife #collectorsgarden #tomsgardenhaven #perennials #nativeplants #plantnatives #pollinatorplants #butterflygarden #butterflygardening #homegrownnationalpark
The imperative to talk about what plants do for the ecosystem they are going to be part of and not what they look like is a pressing issue if we want to support habitat for wildlife in our outdoor spaces. From an ecological perspective, if we consider the reason for the plants, we change the way we use them. This approach is different than the old-school ornamental gardening tradition of collecting and arranging plants based on their color and form for a particular gardening aesthetic. In my latest blog post called Native Plants are Not Ornaments www.nurturenativenature.com/post/native-plants-are-not-yard-ornaments I profile Geranium maculatum (spotted or wild geranium) and Geranium caroliniana (Carolina geranium) as an example of two native plants that are treated very differently based on their looks and growing habits, even though from a functional perspective wildlife finds the habitat value of both the same. In metro Atlanta, the National Wildlife Federation site that ranks native plants according to the number of butterfly and moth caterpillars that use them as a host makes no distinction between the two. They both host 27 caterpillar species! This means the common and “weedy” Carolina geranium that grows everywhere is an equally valuable habitat plant as the more refined spotted geranium. It seems like a win-win for nature to just let Carolina geranium grow wherever you are trying to restore habitat. The pocket prairie in the photo is my little rewilded front yard in the fall. There are no non-native plant ornaments to be found! I’ve also included a photos of the showy Geranium maculatum and a video of the Geranium caroliniana growing along with other hardy native plants including rose mock vervain (Glandularia canadensis), lance-leaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), and America aloe (Agave virginica) #nativeplants #pocketprairie #nativeplantfunction #rewilding #geraniummaculatum #geranium caroliniana #coexistwithnature #nurturenativenature