Common Name: Wild geranium 

Latin Name: Geranium carolinianum

Family:  Geraniaceae

Habit: An annual wildflower that grows to a height of 2 feet.

Leaves:  Opposite, palmately lobed with deep clefts.   

Flowers:  Small pink flowers appear in the spring, summer and fall.

Habitat: It grows in disturbed sites, open woods and lawns.

Landscape: It grows in average to dry soils in part shade to full sun.

Wildlife use: The small pink flowers are used by butterflies and bees as a nectar source and the seeds are eaten by songbirds and small mammals.

Seeds for this lovely little wildflower can be purchased here at my Ebay store.