School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Geranium phaeum |
Pronunciation: | jur-AY-nee-um FEE-um |
Common Name: | mourning widow |
Family Name: | Geraniaceae |
Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
Key ID Features: | Leaves basal, lobed, 10-15 (-20 cm) wide when mature; flowers deep maroon-purple flowers, about 2 cm wide. |
Course(s): | not used (on campus) |
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Propagation: | Seed, Division - below ground parts |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Low |
Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant, Bacterial leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Mildew, Mold, Slugs or snails |
Location(s): (GRB) GRass Bed : east Location Map |