I learned after my first visit to Florida and being warned...."The Florida sun is not the sun of Ontario".... and it is so true. I once got hel* from a young mother on the beach when I saw her baby....a baby, not a young child...without a hat on or any protection for her head and I spoke up. She came at me as though I was trying to tell her how to care for HER baby. She sauntered off and for quite a while I could see her still on the beach, in full afternoon sun and the baby still without a hat. What does a Canadian know...? Southern sun to be sure....is not the same sun as what comes to us in the north. Southern plants are directly encouraged to be given shade for their roots even when the direct afternoon sun is not a factor. I think small annuals, a rock of size, some gravel...can help plants putting up with afternoon sun in Texas.

Up here on Vancouver Island in April we usually get sudden Hail storms, they might be short but can do a lot of damage. The nursery I used to work in, this was many years ago, didn't even bring tender things in until May. The holding area for these was a lath house, I can remember a time when I had to wash Hail off the Petunias with a hose, to stop them from getting frosted. I've seen lettuce shredded to ribbons. Up here if one ventures to take a chance planting early, and I do sometimes, I cover the tender stuff with Remay cloth. A......

You can get G. maculatum from many different places. If you end with not what you were expecting again, choose a known and quality vendor. Prairie Moon is a wonderful choice. I included the Geranium maculatum link below - they even show what the root looks like. FataMorgana Here is a link that might be useful: Prairie Moon Nursery

@kathi_mdgd - I shall have to try that I think more so in the fall. I fear with the heat wave we're due to get this week, maybe on the weekend as it cools. @chloebud -Oh cool I'm about 45mins to the west xD. Been out to La Canada. This one used to be a container plant but, the 3 leaf clover that began growing with it kept trying to choke it out. So I think by planting it, I'd be giving them each more room. I was also thinking the same thing, next time I go to our nursery I'd take a cutting and of course the photos shown. @gobluedjm 9/18 CA - I keep trying to water it at least every other day but, I read that you have to be careful not to over water them. There are some smaller leaves that have come out and are a solid green for now. However, they still seem to keep growing with the edges turned up. Well seems all I can do for now is keep watering. Does anyone think that, maybe a gopher digging underneath could be causing the plant undo stress? I figure any trimming back should be done in fall time. Unless someone thinks earlier would be ok?