Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium ibericum Cav. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-3000m |
Description | lower leaves palmatipinnate, 4-9cm long, segments cuneate, deeply trilobate, lobes incised, sepals 9-11mm, long hirsute, petals obcordate, 16-24mm long |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
ibericum jubatum (Hand.-Mazz.) P.H.Davis, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 24 (1956)
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