Geranium subcaulescens (grey cranesbill) is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family Geraniaceae, that is native to Italy, Turkey and the Balkans. A low, mounded evergreen perennial, it typically grows to 8 in (20 cm) tall by more than 11 in (28 cm) broad, with grey-green orbicular and lobed leaves, and masses of bright magenta pink flowers with black centres in summer.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. subcaulescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Geranium subcaulescens L'Hér. ex DC.
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It requires sharp drainage, so is suitable for cultivation in a rock garden, or as an under-planting groundcover with larger plants such as roses.[2] Numerous cultivars have been selected. The species G. subcaulescens,[3] and the cultivars 'Giuseppii' [4] and 'Splendens' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]
The Latin specific epithet subcaulescens means "with a small stem".[7]
Synonyms
edit- Geranium cinereum var. rupestris
- Geranium cinereum var. subcaulescens
- Geranium cinereum forma genuinum
- Geranium cinereum subsp. subcaulescens
- Geranium cinereum var. macedonicum
- Geranium humbertii
References
edit- ^ "Geranium subcaulescens". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Geranium subcaulescens". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Geranium subcaulescens 'Guiseppii'". RHS. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Geranium subcaulescens 'Splendens'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 42. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
External links
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