Scientific Name:
Geranium macrorrhizum
'Ingwersen's Variety'
Pronunciation:
jur-AY-nee-um mack-roe-RYE-zum
Common Name:
Ingwersen's Variety bigroot geranium
Family Name:
Geraniaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Semi-evergreen
Key ID Features:
Spreading groundcover with tickened roots and a condensed stem; leaves opposite, orbicular, most 8-12cm wide, (5-)7 lobes, dentate margins, bright green, red-orange in fall, strongly aromatic when crushed; flowers 2-2.5cm wide, 5 petals, pink-purple, May-July.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Fragrance, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent, Distinctive smell
Colour in Fall:
Orange, Red
Shapes:
Orbicular
Bases:
Peltate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed
Additional Info:
Spectacular fall colour
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Initially capsule-like, but splits into 5 mericarps which each open like a follicle to release a single seed
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Storage tap root
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : q.10+
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : q. 5
- (GAZW) GAZebo West : q. 5
- (ONW) Overpass North side West