Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium atlanticum Boiss. |
Synonyms | Geranium maurum Pau |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves in outline squarrose, pinnatisect, segments 5-7, crenate, stems ramose, flowers terminal, 2-3cm across, pedicels white hirsute, petals emarginate, |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink-violet |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
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