Dove’s Foot Cranesbill –geranium molle – grows in bare grassy areas on cultivated and waste ground. Plants normally grow to about 1 foot high and have purple-pink flowers from April to September. In wildflower gardens, Dove’s Foot Cranesbill is a useful plant to include in a flowering lawn, alongside plants such as Lawn Daisy, Selfheal, Speedwell and Buttercups. How to grow Dove’s Foot Cranesbill Seeds Dove’s Foot Cranesbill seeds should be sown in spring or autumn, outside, where they are to flower. Germination can be improved by lightly rubbing the seeds between 2 sheets of sandpaper. This is known as scarification and helps break down the tough outer shell of Dove’s Foot Cranesbill seeds. To buy Dove’s Foot Cranesbill seeds To purchase Dove’s Foot Cranesbill seeds, please select a quantity above and click add to cart. To ensure the best chance of success, we sell all of our wildflower seeds by weight, which ensures each wildflower seed packet contains a good quantity of seeds. The recommended sowing rate is 1 gram per square metre. All of our Wildflower seed packets contain seeds of Native British provenance. Summary type - annual, colour - Purple, Pink height - 50 to 75cms, flowering months – April, May, June, July, August, September habitat - Open Ground (eg Arable field margins, disturbed, waste ground), Very dry Sandy Soil, Bare, Dry Grassland (clay, loam), |
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st74_1 type perennial colour yellow height 0 to 25cms flowers june july august september habitat deep shade dense woodland semi shade orchards hedgerow banks open woodland