Is this a cranesbill?

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  1. cr1tical

    cr1tical Gardener

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    This plant is believed to be a cranesbill. It is low growing, has small light pinky mauve flowers and brownish leaves, 5 leaves with scalloped edges. Leaf pic attached. It is a good ground cover plant but I can't identify it so as to get more!! help gratefully received.
     

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  2. Phil A

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    Yep, looks like Herb Robert, has it got reddish stems & smells funny?
     
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    I don't think it's herb robert but not sure what else to suggest. Yes, it is a cranesbill of sorts, though.
     
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    Thank you for the ideas. However, definitely no smell and light stems, not reddish. The cranesbill thought comes because we bought it as a part of a "ground cover geranium" collection years ago and have since lost all the tickets.
     
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    Not Herb Robert then, that smells terrible. Can't help if its a cultivated one, i'm just wildflower department:sad:
     
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      Herb Robert smells lovely! It's one of my favourite weeds.

      My neighbour had a very small ground cover geranium, similar to a tiny G macrorrhizum, which somehow found its way into my plot. Wonder if it's still around?
       
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      G Macro..... does look similar but it is the dark leaves, remaining dark throughout the year, which are so different from any other geranium I've been able to find pictures of (and I spent hours googling images last night!). Here's another pic showing the way it grows in little clumps forming one bigger clump.
       

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      Try Dusky Crug. A good spreader which grows to about 30cm.
       
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        Thanks Marley but too blue (although my wife's reaction was - that looks nice).
        Scillonian - YES dusky crug is exactly it, not seen anywhere before but the Hairy Pot folk have got it - thank you very much indeed. And thanks to all for your interest and ideas.
         
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