Cut-Leafed Cranesbill (Geranium dissectum)

Family: Geraniaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Geranium dissectum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - cooked. A famine food, used when all else fails. — A famine food, used when all else fails.

Habitat & North American Range

Cultivated and waste ground, grassland, hedgebanks etc to 375m. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)