groundcover layer
dusky cranesbill
geranium phaeum
small nodding maroon flowers over softly marbled leaves — one of the toughest cranesbills for dry shade, a weed-suppressing clump alive with bees and hoverflies.
functions
ground coverpollinator foragewildlife habitat
field guide
light
shade tolerant
moisture
moderate
soil
most, tolerates dry shade
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relationships — grows well with
endres cranesbillgeranium endressii→lungwortpulmonaria angustifolia→lady's mantlealchemilla mollis→sweet woodruffgalium odoratum→
see dusky cranesbill on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around dusky cranesbill
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- groundcover
- dusky cranesbill — the anchor
- groundcover
- endres cranesbillsweet woodruff
- herbaceous
- lungwortlady's mantle