Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium thessalum Franzén |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1100-2100m |
Description | basal leaves 1-3cm, palmatipartite, adaxially pilose, abaxially silky hirsute, segments triangular, bilobate, flowers of two, petals 12-17mm long, retuse |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | purple |
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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
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