This perennial herb is spreading and ascending with slender hairy stems that form a compact habit. It has mid green lobed leaves and the small white-pink cup-shaped flowers appear in pairs during summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Geranium homeanumis naturally found in Australia from Queensland to New South Wales growing in protected moist positions on rainforests margins or in grasslands.

It prefers a moderately fertile clay loam in a semi shaded position with wind, frost and drought protection.

The Northern Cranesbill is grown for its spreading habit and its foliage. It is used as an understorey along garden borders or planted in patio pots. It is suitable for coastal regions establishing in 1 to 2 years and is planted in shaded moist rockeries as a spillover or ground cover. It is moderately deer resistant. ID 2512

Geranium(jer-AY-nee-um)homeanum(HO-mee-AH-num)

Geraniaceae (jer-AN-ee-AY-see-ee)