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Geraniaceae
Dusky Cranesbill
Geranium phaeum
Mystery and melancholy.
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
- Native to
- Europe
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 50-80 cm
- Sunlight
- Partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- It is one of the few garden flowers that thrives in deep shade.
- The flowers are so dark they appear nearly black, earning the common name 'mourning widow'.
- Its reflexed petals curl backwards, giving each bloom an unusual nodding appearance.
- It readily self-seeds and can naturalize in woodland settings.
- Medieval herbalists used it to treat wounds and believed it had magical protective properties.
Color meanings
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Melancholy
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Mystery
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Comfort in sadness