Botanical Name: Erodium chrysanthum
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Common Name: Yellow Storksbill  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Silver

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Parking Strip, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

n/a

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Yellow Storksbill is a diminutive perennial with silvery green, ferny leaves that form a dense little mound 2 to 3 inches tall and 6 to 9 inches wide. The flowers are yellow and reminiscent of perennial geranium, and bloom in late spring; the flowers are fragrant. An alpine perennial, Yellow Storksbill is ideal for a rock garden, trough garden, dry stone walls, or parkstrips.
Storkbills grow in well-drained, gravelly loam soils in full sun. Too much moisture is fatal. Heat and drought tolerant.