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Is this plant with geranium-looking leaves and a loose-petaled spikey purple flower a weed or a good wild flower plant? I tried finding in weed ident...
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Weed or wild flower? #751490
Asked May 22, 2021, 4:07 PM EDT
Is this plant with geranium-looking leaves and a loose-petaled spikey purple flower a weed or a good wild flower plant? I tried finding in weed identifiers but was not able to find similar flower with these leaves. Found in our shady woodland garden under maples and wonder if I should leave it. . I do have some cranesbill geraniiums but the flowers are different.
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
Hi,
I believe this is Virginia water leaf: https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/virginia-waterleaf
This is a good site for wildflower ID.