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Top native geraniums and cranesbills

6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 6 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 2 Moist 4

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 1 Clay 2 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 2 Fire 1 Poor soil 1 Rabbits 1

Form

Habit

Erect 1 Mounding 1 Multi stemmed 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Wildflower 5 Perennial 4 Annual 2 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Weed 1
  • Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum caterpillars 11 bees 1 hosts 1 food 2 flowers 140
  • Carolina Crane's-bill Geranium carolinianum caterpillars 7 bees 1 food 2 flowers 91
  • Sticky Geranium Geranium viscosissimum caterpillars 7 food 5 flowers 94
  • Richardson's Geranium Geranium richardsonii caterpillars 7 food 2 flowers 62
  • California Geranium Geranium californicum caterpillars 5 food 1 flowers 29
  • Woolly Cranesbill Geranium erianthum caterpillars 4 flowers 17

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