Geranium subcaulescens

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]

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

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

References
  1. "Geranium subcaulescens". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. "RHS Plantfinder - Geranium subcaulescens". Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. "Geranium subcaulescens 'Guiseppii'". RHS. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Geranium subcaulescens 'Splendens'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 42. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.


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