View source for Geranium ibericum

{{SPlantbox
|genus=Geranium
|species=ibericum
|common_name=Caucasus Geranium, Caucasian Cranesbill,  Iberian Geranium
|name_ref=Wikipedia
|habit=herbaceous
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|water=moderate
|features=flowers
|flowers=purple, pink
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
}}
'''''Geranium ibericum''''', commonly called '''Caucasian Cranesbill''' or (in North America) '''Caucasus Geranium''' or '''Iberian Geranium''', is a herbaceous [[plant]] species in the [[Geraniaceae]] family. It is native from Western Asia, including [[Turkey]] and the [[Caucasus]],<ref>http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?419</ref> and is cultivated as a garden subject. It has a dense mounding habit, and violet colored flowers.<ref name=Phillips1993>{{Citation | last1 = Phillips | first1 = Ellen | last2 = Colston Burrell | first2 = C. | year = 1993 | title = Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials | pages = 373–76 | isbn = 0875965709 | publisher = Rodale Press| location = Emmaus, Pa.}}</ref>

{{Inc|
Geranium ibericum, Cav. Iberian Crane's-bill. From 1-1 ½ ft. high: st. erect and leafless below, above dichotomously branched, villous: lvs. opposite, 5-7-parted. with deeply cut lobes and toothed lobules: fls. 1 in. across, in showy, open panicles, violet. July, Aug. Iberia. Gn. 71, p. 167. B.M. 1386. S. 84. Var. album, with white fls., is rare but known by some dealers. Var. platypetalum (G. platypetalum, Fisch. & Mey.). Slightly shorter than the parent, with lvs. less deeply lobed and lobes less pointed: fls. deeper and richer in color, and also larger. G.M. 52:61. Gn. 76, p. 108. G. 3:293;9:686.

{{SCH}}
}}

==Cultivation==
{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->

===Propagation===
{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->

===Pests and diseases===
{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->

==Species==
<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->

==Gallery==
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->

<gallery>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>

==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

==External links==
*{{wplink}}

__NOTOC__