Common Name: Bloody CranesbillScientific Name Genus: GeraniumFamily Name: GeraniaceaeIdentification Notesfoliage has red fall color. Shape of plant is desireable.Life CyclePerennial Growth Habitbroad-spreading mound, about 1.5 feet tall. Leavespalmately divided into 5-7, lobes with long teeth. Flowerssolitary in axillary penduncles, 5 petals, about 1 inche across, rose-purple or white. Bloom TimeSpring/Summer Propagation MethodSeeds, division Landscape Usesrock gardens; fg.