Seeds: Geranium maculatum (wild geranium)

Includes a brochure with instructions on how to sow native seeds.

Seed sowing instructions

C(60) = Geranium maculatum seeds need a 60-90 day warm, moist period followed by a 60-90 day cold, moist period.
L=Plant fresh seed or keep seed moist.
You can find more information about how to sow native seeds HERE.

Plant information

Wild Geranium is an easily grown wildflower that blooms in the spring and typically dies back a bit as the hot summer rolls in.

Plant alongside later blooming plants such as asters and gentians to help hide the spent blooms and foliage. Equally at home in woodlands as well as full sun, wild geranium will be a bee and butterfly magnet with 27 species of lepidoptera visiting the pink-purple flowers.

Fun Fact: Geranium maculatum has an interesting way of spreading its seeds. You can see this mechanism in the last photo, as it dries it flings the seeds away from the plant.

seeds: Geranium maculatum (wild geranium)

Name: seeds: Geranium maculatum (wild geranium)
SKU: SEED-GER-MAC

$4.75

Quantity

Not available but we are working on it!

seeds in packet	50
stratification code	C(60), L

type:	herbaceous perennial
sun needs:	full sun, part sun/part shade
water needs:	Average to moist
height:	12-18"
plant spacing:	1 plant per square foot
bloom time:	April, May, June, July
bloom color:	purple, pink

A	Seed should germinate when sown in a warm location.
B	Hot water treatment: Bring water to a boil, remove from heat, pour over seeds, and soak for 24 hours.. Generally this is for seed with a thick seedcoat.
C	(# of days of cold moist stratification) Seeds germinate after a period of cold, moist stratification. Mix seeds with a handful of damp vermiculite or clean sand (moist—but not wet). Place mixture in a sealed plastic bag and store in a refrigerator, NOT the freezer.
D	Sow on the surface of the soil. Generally these seeds are very small.
E	These seeds need a 60-90 day warm, moist period followed by a 60-90 day cold, moist period.
F	These seeds need a 60-90 day cold, moist period followed by a 60-90 day warm, moist period followed by a 2nd cold, 60-90 day moist period.
G	Highest germination rate in cool soil.
H	Seeds need scarification: One way this can be achieved is to rub the seed between two sheets of sand paper. If code "C" is also called for, scarify first.
I	Legume Inoculant (more info next year).
J	Legume seeds (more info next year).
K	Parasitic species which needs a host plant.
L	Plant fresh seed or keep seed moist.
M	Best results when seed sown outdoors in the fall for a natural winter.