Geranium endressii
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Geranium endressii, commonly called Endres cranesbill or French crane's-bill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family.[1]
It is native to the Western Pyrenees in Spain, and is cultivated as a garden subject. It has a mounding to sprawling habit, therefore is useful as groundcover in light shade. The flowers are soft pink with red veins.[2][3]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
- ^ Agricultural Research Service "GRIN Taxonomy for plants - Geranium endressii". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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value (help) - ^ Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0-87596-570-9
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Geranium endressii". Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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