Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium subcaulescens L‘Hér. ex DC. |
Synonyms | Geranium argenteum Bory & Chaub. |
Geranium humbertii Beauverd | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2500m |
Description | basal leaves 1-3cm, palmatipartite, pilose, segments 5-7, riangular, 3-5-lobate, stem leaves absent, flowers of two, petals 12-14mm, with basal, deep purple spot |
Size | 5-30cm |
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 winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Yugoslavia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
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