Scientific Name:
Geranium
spp. and/ or cvs.
Pronunciation:
jur-AY-nee-um
Common Name:
geranium, cranesbill
Family Name:
Geraniaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves are broadly circular in form, palmately veined; flowers with five very similar petals (white, pink, purple or blue and often with distinctive veining), perianth radially symmetrical (unlike zonal "geraniums").
Habit:
Irregular
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin, North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Species shown include G. pyrenaicum (see separate entries for other species and cultivars).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Orbicular, Reniform
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Violet, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
May, 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
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : dwarf cranesbill
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : bigroot geranium
- (GAZ) GAZebo : bigroot geranium
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : American cranesbill
- (GAZW) GAZebo West : pink cranesbillbloody cranesbill
- (GRB) GRass Bed : American cranesbill, mourning cranesbill
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : bloody cranesbill, meadow cranesbill, Robert geranium
- (PDW) PonD West : dwarf cranesbill