Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium digitatum R.Knuth |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves orbiculate, long petiolate, appressed silvery sericeous, palmatpartite, segments entire, flowers 15mm across, hidden amongst leaves, sepals silvery |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
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