Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium versicolor L. |
Bibliography | Cent. Pl. I: 21 (1755) |
Native Range | se. Europe |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 250-1600m |
Description | basal leaves 6-10cm, palmatipartite, appressed pilose, segments 5, ovate, 12-22-lobate, flowers of two in cyme, petals 17-18mm long, emarginate, violet striate |
Size | 25-60cm |
Color | pale lilac, white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium nodosum ssp. striatum (L.) Bonnier Geranium striatum L. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) |