GERANIUM TUBEROSUM
Author:
Carl Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
GERANIACEAE
Origin:
Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kosovo, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Montenegro, North Caucasus, North Macedonia, Palestine, Romania, Serbia, Sicily, Sinai, Slovenia, South European Russi, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan
Elevation:
Publisher:
L. In: Sp. Pl. 680. (1753).
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3-4 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Geranium radicatum M.Bieb.
Geranium stepporum, P.H.Davis.
This member of the Geraniaceae family was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in southern Europe into Minor Asia, growing in a well-drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to three or four centimetres in diameter. It will raise to 30 centimetres, and the flowers are pink and blue. The plant can be reproduced both from seeds and cuttings. The genera name means 'crane', for resemblance of fruit to a crane's bill. The species name indicates its swollen root. Wild plants from Ukrbin.com.
Flower
Pink / Blue
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum