Summer is showtime for sticky geranium (Geranium viscosissimum), the most common of our nine native geraniums in western Montana, and a close cousin to your domestic plants. Geranium comes from the Greek word, "geranos," which means crane and refers to the plant's long, beak-like fruit. And "viscosissimum" means sticky, referring to glandular hairs on leaf and stem surfaces. Watch for these bright flowers in low to mid-elevation grassy areas. And if you get down on hands and knees, you might just spot a froghopper as well...
