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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pelargonium grandiflorum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pelargonium grandiflorum, Willd. Shrubby, glabrous and glaucous: lvs. long-stalked, strongly 3-7-nerved from the top of the petiole, deeply 5-7-lobed, the lobes broad and sharp-toothed, the stipules ovate and mucronte: fls. about 3 on each peduncle, the stalk-like calyx-tube 3-4 times as long as the lanceolate segms., the obovate white petals (upper 2 with red lines) 3 times as long as calyx-segms.—A handsome and distinct species, probably not now in cult, in its pure form.Intro. to England in 1794. ^CH Now known as Pelargonium grandiflorum: Geranium grandiflorum, Edgrw. A thick-stemmed perennial about 10-16 in. tall, usually somewhat glandular, branched: lvs. long-petioled, the blade 5-parted and rotund in outline, the lobes irregularly toothed: fls. bunched at the apex of the branches, showy; petals spreading, pale lilac, the veins dark purple, about as long as the sepals. N.Asia. F.S.R. 1:54. Gn. 64, p. 184.—Suitable mostly for rockeries. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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+Geranium grandiflorum, Edgrw. A thick-stemmed perennial about 10-16 in. tall, usually somewhat glandular, branched: lvs. long-petioled, the blade 5-parted and rotund in outline, the lobes irregularly toothed: fls. bunched at the apex of the branches, showy; petals spreading, pale lilac, the veins dark purple, about as long as the sepals. N.Asia. F.S.R. 1:54. Gn. 64, p. 184.—Suitable mostly for rockeries.
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