Geranium himalayense
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| Geranium himalayense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. himalayense |
| Binomial name | |
| Geranium himalayense Klotzsch |
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Geranium himalayense, commonly called Lilac cranesbill or Himalayan crane's-bill, is a herbaceous plant species in the Geraniaceae family.[1] It is native from the Himalayan Region in India to Russia to western China, and is cultivated as a garden subject.
[edit] Description
Geranium himalayense has a sprawling habit, and violet-blue colored flowers and deeply cut foliage.[2]
[edit] Cultivation
Geranium himalayense is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens. There are named cultivars, selecting for flower colors.
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- ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?408062
- ^ Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0875965709
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