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Common name: sticky purple geranium
Scientific name: Geranium viscosissimum
Duration: Perennial
Family: Geraniaceae
Habitat: Open woods and meadows in moderately dry to moist sites
Blooming period: Spring to early summer
Color: Purple-pink flowers with dark green foliage
Height: 1-3'
Planting Time:

Blooms in mid to late summer. Easy to grow in the perennial bed or forest garden. Sticky hairs cover the surface of this plant's foliage, producing a characteristic geranium odor. Attracts bees, other insects, birds, and hummingbirds.






















Seeding Requirements: Plant seeds out in late fall. These seeds require 30-90 days of cold moist conditions to germinate.

Planting Instructions: Sow seeds directly in the ground or in pots at 1/8" in late fall.
Maintain a moist seed bed; gradually reducing watering following the first year of establishment.

Seeds per pound: 55,000
Seeding Rate: 1 oz./75 sq.ft.


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