Scientific Name:
Geranium endressii
Pronunciation:
jur-AY-nee-um en-DRESS-ee-eye
Common Name:
Endres's cranesbill, French cranesbill
Family Name:
Geraniaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves 6-8cm wide; flowers 3-4cm wide, petals pinks with shallow notch.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
Europe (France)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Filler, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Reniform
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Double serrate, Incised, Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Initially capsule-like, but splits into 5 mericarps which each open like a follicle to release a single seed
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
(Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : cv. Wargrave Pink