Geranium maderense

Geranium maderense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Geraniales
Family:Geraniaceae
Genus:Geranium
Species: G. maderense
Binomial name
Geranium maderense
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Geranium maderense, known as giant herb-Robert[1] or the Madeira cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the Geraniaceae family, native to the island of Madeira. Growing to 120–150 cm (47–59 in) tall and wide, it is a mound-forming evergreen perennial with deeply divided ferny leaves. Spectacular pink flowers on hairy red stems are produced in large panicles in summer.[2] It is grown as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, where it is hardy in mild or coastal areas down to −5 °C (23 °F). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ↑ "Geranium maderense AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  • "The Madeira Island Geranium:Geranium maderense" (PDF). university of california davis botanical conservatory. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
Geranium maderense, Palheiro Gardens, Madeira


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