{"id":22154,"date":"2025-04-03T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/?p=22154"},"modified":"2025-04-03T08:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:34:58","slug":"plant-sale-2025-geranium-maculatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/plant-sale-2025-geranium-maculatum\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Sale 2025 &#8212; Geranium maculatum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487510493_1068646518630260_9071028600199717551_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22155 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487510493_1068646518630260_9071028600199717551_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487510493_1068646518630260_9071028600199717551_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487510493_1068646518630260_9071028600199717551_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487510493_1068646518630260_9071028600199717551_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487510493_1068646518630260_9071028600199717551_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487510493_1068646518630260_9071028600199717551_n.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a>Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium or Wild Cranesbill) is a great plant to add to gardens:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It reaches from \u00bd &#8211; 2 feet in height<\/li>\n<li>It grows in part shade such as dappled shade under trees<\/li>\n<li>The white, pink or more often purple blooms appear between April and June<\/li>\n<li>The palmate leaves on this plant are attractive after the blooms have expired<\/li>\n<li>It is a host plant for 23 native moth and butterfly caterpillars<\/li>\n<li>Its seeds are eaten by chipmunks, mourning doves and bobwhite quail<\/li>\n<li>Deer generally do not like this plant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487969980_1068646405296938_6797888692709323009_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22156 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487969980_1068646405296938_6797888692709323009_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487969980_1068646405296938_6797888692709323009_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487969980_1068646405296938_6797888692709323009_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487969980_1068646405296938_6797888692709323009_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487969980_1068646405296938_6797888692709323009_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/04\/487969980_1068646405296938_6797888692709323009_n.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>****<em>Andrea distans<\/em> is a mining bee found in Virginia that is dependent on Geranium maculatum for its life cycle****<\/p>\n<p>Photos: E.M. 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