Erodium carvifolium
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Erodium carvifolium• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common names: heronsbill, storksbill
• flowering season: early summer with a second flowering in fall
• height: 10 inches, spreading wider
• Light requirements: sun; afternoon shade in very warm climates
• Soil requirements: well drained
• Water requirments: average
• Growth habit: low
• How to propagate: seeds or dividing a plant in early summer
• Leaf type: green finely divided leaves
• Ways to use it: in a low water (xeric) landscape; in a sunny rock garden
• Special characteristics: the leaves complement many other types of foliage
The flowers are pink to magenta with darker purplish blazes on the upper two petals. The leaves are lacey and green. It blooms prodigiously through summer into autumn. Hailing from Spain, this plant demands no special care once it establishes itself. USDA Zones 6 - 9 in the East, Zones 6 - 10 in the West.