Mayflower wood cranesbill
Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones2 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Mayflower' wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower') is a perennial for borders and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Rabbits tend to nibble other plants first. It blooms in spring and again in summer. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and wide, so give it room.
Pairs well with Drumstick primrose, Red fescue, and Abbotswood shrubby cinquefoil.