Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium libani P.H.Davis |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 25 (1955) |
Native Range | e. Medit. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 600-1800m |
Description | basal leaves 3-5cm, palmatisect, appressed hirsute, segments 5, ovate-elliptic, lobate and dentate, flowers of 2-3 in cyme, petals 12-18mm long, emarginate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium libanoticum (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Boiss. Geranium peloponesiacum var. libanoticum Boiss. & C.I.Blanche |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |