Geranium subcaulescens

Geranium subcaulescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Geraniales
Family:Geraniaceae
Genus:Geranium
Species: G. subcaulescens
Binomial name
Geranium subcaulescens
L'Hér. ex DC.

Geranium subcaulescens (grey cranesbill) is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family. It is native to the Balkans. It is a low, mounded plant that typically grows to 8 inches tall by 12 or more inches wide, with grey-green orbicular and lobed leaves, with masses of bright pink flowers with black centres, borne in summer. It is suitable for cultivation in the rock garden in temperate regions.[1] Numerous cultivars have been selected. The species G. subcaulescens[2] and the cultivar G. subcaulescens 'Splendens' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

The Latin specific epithet subcaulescens means "with a small stem".[5]

Synonyms

  • Geranium cinereum var. rupestris
  • Geranium cinereum var. subcaulescens
  • Geranium cinereum forma genuinum
  • Geranium cinereum subsp. subcaulescens
  • Geranium cinereum var. macedonicum
  • Geranium humbertii

References

  1. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Geranium subcaulescens". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Geranium subcaulescens 'Splendens'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 42. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.


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