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Geranium subcaulescens

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Species of flowering plant

Geranium subcaulescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species: G. subcaulescens
Binomial name
Geranium subcaulescens
L'Hér. ex DC.

Geranium subcaulescens (grey cranesbill) is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family Geraniaceae, that is native to Italy, Turkey and the Balkans. A low, mounded evergreen perennial, it typically grows to 8 in (20 cm) tall by more than 11 in (28 cm) broad, with grey-green orbicular and lobed leaves, and masses of bright magenta pink flowers with black centres in summer.

It requires sharp drainage, so is suitable for cultivation in a rock garden, or as an under-planting groundcover with larger plants such as roses. Numerous cultivars have been selected. The species G. subcaulescens, and the cultivars 'Giuseppii' and 'Splendens' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

The Latin specific epithet subcaulescens means "with a small stem".

Synonyms

  • Geranium cinereum var. rupestris
  • Geranium cinereum var. subcaulescens
  • Geranium cinereum forma genuinum
  • Geranium cinereum subsp. subcaulescens
  • Geranium cinereum var. macedonicum
  • Geranium humbertii

References

  1. "Geranium subcaulescens". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. "RHS Plantfinder - Geranium subcaulescens". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. "Geranium subcaulescens 'Guiseppii'". RHS. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Geranium subcaulescens 'Splendens'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 42. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.

External links

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Taxon identifiers
Geranium subcaulescens


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