Espresso Cranesbill 1 Live Plant – Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’ – 1 Gallon Pot

Espresso Cranesbill (Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’) is a hardy herbaceous perennial admired for its distinctive dark chocolate-purple foliage and delicate lavender-pink flowers. The deeply lobed leaves emerge in rich bronze to purple-brown tones, creating a dramatic contrast against the soft-colored blossoms that appear in spring to early summer. This ornamental geranium brings attractive foliage texture and seasonal flowers to woodland gardens, shaded borders, and mixed perennial plantings.

A cultivar of the North American native spotted geranium, Espresso Cranesbill develops a clump-forming, gently spreading growth habit. Its five-petaled flowers are held above the foliage and may attract bees and other pollinating insects. The dark leaves provide ornamental interest beyond the main flowering period, making this selection useful in naturalistic landscapes, pollinator gardens, and partially shaded planting areas.

This listing includes one live Espresso Cranesbill in a 1 gallon nursery pot. The plant grows well in partial shade and can tolerate some sun where adequate moisture is available. It prefers fertile, well-drained soil with moderate moisture. As an herbaceous perennial, it may arrive dormant, leafless, recently trimmed, or with reduced foliage depending on the season.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Plant

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Common Name: Espresso Cranesbill

Scientific Name: Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’

Cultivar: Espresso

Plant Form: Live Potted Flowering Perennial

Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial

Flower Color: Lavender-pink to soft pink

Foliage Color: Dark chocolate-purple to bronze-brown

Bloom Season: Spring to early summer

Growth Habit: Clump-forming, gently spreading

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Espresso Cranesbill

• Scientific Name: Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’

• Cultivar: Espresso

• Plant Quantity: 1 live plant

• Pot Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

• Plant Form: Live potted flowering perennial

• Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

• Plant Family: Geraniaceae

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower Color: Lavender-pink to soft pink

• Flower Form: Five-petaled blossoms

• Bloom Season: Spring to early summer

• Foliage Color: Dark chocolate-purple to bronze-brown

• Foliage Type: Deeply lobed leaves

• Growth Habit: Clump-forming, gently spreading

• Sunlight: Partial shade; some sun tolerated with adequate moisture

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 3–8

• Soil Preference: Fertile, well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate

• Native Species Background: Cultivar of a North American native geranium

• Pollinator Interest: Bees and other visiting insects

• Landscape Uses: Woodland gardens, shaded borders, mixed perennial beds, naturalistic plantings

• Container Suitable: Yes, in appropriately sized outdoor containers

• Seasonal Appearance: Herbaceous; may die back during winter dormancy

• Primary Ornamental Feature: Dark foliage contrasted with lavender-pink flowers

One live Espresso Cranesbill (Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’), natural herbaceous stems, seasonal foliage, perennial root system, growing medium, and 1 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Plant Form: Live Potted Herbaceous Flowering Perennial

Plant Condition: Live herbaceous perennial; seasonal dormancy, leaf loss, trimming, and natural variation in foliage coloration, branching, root structure, flower development, and overall appearance may occur.