cranesbill
Britishnoun
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Each of the three lids sports neatly coifed lawns with dense rings of decorative planting — Japanese snowball, David viburnum, cranesbill geraniums, Chinese barberry.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
You may also want to select plants that will creep and trail, such as a low-growing sedum or cranesbill geranium, near the garden's edge.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022
"I think she clearly is a keen botanist because pressed in a number of the pages are wild flowers," says Fiona, listing kidney vetch, cranesbill, louse wort and sow thistle, among others.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2021
They swapped the turf for feather grass and sedge, and added lavender, yarrow, cranesbill geranium, Pacific coast iris, and numerous varieties of sage and succulents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2018
Some of them, the coltsfoot, cranesbill, celandine, and toadflax, spread too rapidly, but by careful watching and not allowing the seed to ripen, they may be kept within bounds.
From Making A Rock Garden by H. S. (Henry Sherman) Adams
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