General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: With purple veining; upper petals with dark purple blotch
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 70ºF
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering with a thin layer of soil
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Preferred depth: Erodiums prefer a tall container

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Botanical names
  • Accepted: Erodium crispum
  • Synonym: Erodium petraeum subsp. crispum

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