Rock Garden Plants
Geranium versicolor L.  
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesGeranium versicolor L. 
BibliographyCent. Pl. I: 21 (1755)
Native Rangese. Europe
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude250-1600m
Descriptionbasal leaves 6-10cm, palmatipartite, appressed pilose, segments 5, ovate, 12-22-lobate, flowers of two in cyme, petals 17-18mm long, emarginate, violet striate
Size25-60cm
Colorpale lilac, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGeranium nodosum ssp. striatum (L.) Bonnier
Geranium striatum L.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý