- Botanical name: Erodium x variabile 'Album'
- Common name: Stork's bill
- Family: Geraniaceae
- Plant Type: Alpine, Perennial, Deciduous
White
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Flowers
Related to geraniums and cranesbills, Erodium are called ‘stork’s bill’ owing to the shape of their mature seed pods. They have five-petalled flowers not dissimilar to cranesbills, which come in a range of colours including pink, purple, red, white and yellow. Hardy, they thrive in well-drained soil in full sun, in neutral to alkaline, well-drained soils.
Erodium x variabile ‘Album’ is a pretty, perennial forming a dense matt of grey-green leaves, from which pure white flowers appear from May to September. It’s ideal for growing at the front of a border or in rock gardens, and can easily be used as part of a container display.
Grow Erodium x variabile ‘Album’ in well-drained soil in full sun.
How to grow Erodium 'Album'
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Plant size
10cm height
30cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
- Sun exposure: Full sun
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Chalky / alkaline / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do not Plant in August |
S
Do not Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does flower in May |
J
Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does flower in August |
S
Plant does flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
J
Do not Divide in January |
F
Do not Divide in February |
M
Do Divide in March |
A
Do Divide in April |
M
Do not Divide in May |
J
Do not Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do Divide in September |
O
Do Divide in October |
N
Do not Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
| Prune | ||||||||||||
| Prune |
J
Do not Prune in January |
F
Do not Prune in February |
M
Do not Prune in March |
A
Do not Prune in April |
M
Do not Prune in May |
J
Do not Prune in June |
J
Do not Prune in July |
A
Do not Prune in August |
S
Do not Prune in September |
O
Do Prune in October |
N
Do Prune in November |
D
Do not Prune in December |
Erodium 'Album' and wildlife
Erodium 'Album' is known for attracting bees, butterflies/moths and other pollinators. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Does not attract Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Attractive to Butterflies/Moths
Attractive to Other pollinators
Is Erodium 'Album' poisonous?
Erodium 'Album' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
