Geranium subcaulescens
| Geranium subcaulescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. subcaulescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Geranium subcaulescens L'Hér. ex DC. | |
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Geranium subcaulescens (grey cranesbill) is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family. It is native to the Balkans. It is a low, mounded plant that typically grows to 8 inches tall by 12 or more inches wide, with grey-green orbicular and lobed leaves, with masses of bright pink flowers with black centres, borne in summer. It is suitable for cultivation in the rock garden in temperate regions.[1] Numerous cultivars have been selected, of which G. subcaulescens 'Splendens' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
The Latin specific epithet subcaulescens means "with a small stem".[3]
Synonyms
- Geranium cinereum var. rupestris
- Geranium cinereum var. subcaulescens
- Geranium cinereum forma genuinum
- Geranium cinereum subsp. subcaulescens
- Geranium cinereum var. macedonicum
- Geranium humbertii
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Geranium subcaulescens 'Splendens'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
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