cranesbill

noun

cranes·​bill ˈkrānz-ˌbil How to pronounce cranesbill (audio)

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Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade Soil Type: Average, medium to moist, well-draining, Soil pH: Acidic to alkaline (6.0-8.0) USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9 Several species of hardy geranium or cranesbill are grown throughout the South. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 Shade-loving plants include anthurium, astilbe, begonia, bleeding heart, bromeliad, caladiums, coleus, cranesbill, ferns, foxglove, hellebore, hostas, impatiens, Lily of the Valley, Liriope, lobelia, lungwort, moneywort, periwinkle, spiderwort, trillium, and viola. Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 To dress up the space, JGS also prescribed a variety of shade plants including shrubs, colorful hydrangea, day lilies, cranesbill and ivy that shared the yard with sun-loving clusters of tall grasses, rose bushes and brown-eyed Susans. Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2021 The bare bases would benefit from some low-growing companion, cranesbill or leadwort, perhaps. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2020 Create a pastel combination with lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina), verbenas, pink bee balms (Monarda), calamints (Calamintha), and cranesbills (Geranium) backed with ornamental grasses. The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 29 May 2018

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1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cranesbill was in 1548

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