Geranium versicolor
The story
Originating in the landscapes of southeastern Europe, the pencilled cranesbill has captured the imaginations of gardeners for generations. Its striking, veined petals earned it the common name of pencilled geranium, as if an artist had carefully sketched delicate lines across each blossom. Over time, this resilient plant slipped past the borders of cultivated plots, escaping into the wild to establish new, untamed populations across Great Britain, Ireland, France, and even into North America.
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- Family
- Geraniaceae
How to use it
This species is widely available from commercial suppliers and is highly recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society as an excellent plant for attracting pollinators to your garden. Additionally, it is used in horticulture as a parent plant to create the artificial garden hybrid known as Geranium x oxonianum.
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Gardening tip
When planning your garden beds, keep in mind that this semi-evergreen perennial will reach a mature height of about 45 centimeters (18 inches).
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About
Geranium versicolor, the pencilled geranium, pencilled cranesbill, veined cranesbill, or veiny geranium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae. It is native to southeastern Europe, and has been introduced as a garden escapee to Ireland, Great Britain, France, the former Czechoslovakia, and the US state of Pennsylvania. A semi‑evergreen perennial reaching 45 cm (18 in), it is widely available from commercial suppliers, with the Royal Horticultural Society considering it to be a good plant to attract pollinators. With Geranium endressii it is a parent of the artificial garden hybrid Geranium × oxonianum.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Geranium versicolor
- Slug
- geranium-versicolor
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Geranium
- Species
- versicolor
- Wikidata QID
- Q2517906
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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