Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium velutinum Turcz. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 417 (1858) |
Native Range | nw. Venezuela |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, cordate, palmatifid, coriaceous, adaxially pilose, abaxially sericeous, segments 5, the middle triangular, flowers of 2, petals 11-13mm, entire |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | purple, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) |