Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)

grows 1.5-2 ft. tall

sun to part shade

medium moisture (mesic)

tolerates a wide range of acidic to calcareous soils (acid to base)

pink blooms from Apr.-June

benefits bumblebees, solitary bees, specialist bees, and beetles

larval host plant for Leafmining Moth and White-marked Tussock Moth

associated with mining bee, small carpenter bees, sweat bees, cuckoo bees, mason bees, syrphid flies, fruit worm beetle

natural habitat: mesic to dry upland forests, well-drained floodplain forests; common in the mountains and Piedmont

garden design tip: plant with Phlox divaricata (Woodland Phlox), ferns, and Zizia (Golden Alexanders) in a woodland garden or partly shaded area

may also pair with Blephilia ciliata (Downy Wood Mint) in dry shade as a boon for bees