Pelargonium × hortorum
| Pelargonium × hortorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Pelargonium |
| Species: | P. × hortorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelargonium × hortorum L.H.Bailey[1] | |
Pelargonium × hortorum, (also called zonal geranium,[2][3] garden geranium, malva or malvón, is a nothospecies of Pelargonium most commonly used as an ornamental plant. It is a hybrid between Pelargonium zonale and Pelargonium inquinans. Availability includes the usual nursery "seed-grown" and the "cutting grown" types, which can easily be grown at home by cutting and planting side branches. These are stocky, large with double flowers. They are very fregrant and come in many colors, like red and magenta.
See also
Pelargonium#A. Zonal pelargoniums (Pelargonium × hortorum Bailey)
References
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Pelargonium ×hortorum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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