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Erodium cicutarium (Common storksbill)

Other names: Common stork's bill, Redstem filaree, Redstem stork's bill, Pinweed, Common heron's bill, Erodium sabulicolum, Erodium parviflorum, Erodium triviale, Erodium commixtum, Erodium pimpinellifolium, Erodium cicutarium var. sabulicola, Erodium baeticum, Pinclover, Pingrass, Cutleaf filaree, Purple filaree

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Species
E. cicutarium is a compact, sticky-hairy, rosette-forming then trailing annual or evergreen biennial with pinnate, deeply-lobed, dark grey-green leaves and slender, red stems bearing loose clusters of small, pink to purple-pink flowers from early spring to early autumn. Flowers are followed by long, slender, green to pale brown seeds pods, forcibly splitting when ripe to disperse seeds.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.5 m 0.4 m 1-2 years
1 ft 1 ft 1-2 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
  • Acid
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Sheltered
  • Exposed

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Cultivation

Grow in well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Adapts to a wide range of soil and climate conditions. Dislikes air pollution. Tends to be a small annual in colder climates, larger and biennial in warmer regions. Typically found at elevations below 2,100m (7,000'). Naturalized in North America, particularly in deserts and arid grasslands. Usually considered a weed.

Suggested uses

Gravel, Containers/Patio, Rock, Garden edging, Between paving stones, Cottage/Informal, Meadow, Prairie planting, Desert garden/Xeriscaping, Drought Tolerant

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Compact, Rosette, Trailing

Native to

Europe, Asia, Northern Africa, Great Britain

Drought tolerant

Yes

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Deadhead to prevent self-seeding. Remove after flowering.

Propagation methods

Seed

Propagation

Self-seeds readily in ideal growing conditions. A winter annual with seeds sprouting in autumn and overwintering as a small rosette of leaves. Seed remains viable for many years.

Pests

Mice

Birds

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

Deadhead regularly (optional)

Remove annuals at end of flowering season (optional)

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Plant early in spring in sun on poor, well-drained soil

Plant container grown plants in moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Let self-seed if desired

Prevent seed bearing flowers from forming

Persistent hoeing to weaken weeds

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