Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium ibericum Cav. |
Bibliography | Diss. 4: 208 (1787) |
Native Range | Caucasus to n. Iran and Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Geranium ibericum var. album Lauman Geranium ibericum var. hyrcanum Woronow Geranium ibericum var. subglandulosum Rupr. Geranium montanum Hablitz ex Pall. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |