Geranium ibericum

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moderate
Features:	✓	flowers
Flower features:	❀	purple, pink

Scientific Names

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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, and is cultivated as a garden subject. It has a dense mounding habit, and violet colored flowers.

Read about Geranium ibericum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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