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Geranium himalayense (G. grandiflorum)
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Lilac Cranesbill |
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 4-8 |
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Turkestan, India and Tibet -
Himalayan Mountains |
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Forms a clump |
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2-18 inches by 12-15 inches wide |
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Two flowers borne on axillary peduncles
to 8 inches long flowers 1½-2 inches wide, petals are
lilac blue with purple veins. |
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Early summer |
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Leaves deeply 5-7 parted, to 3-6 inches wide,
lobes broadly rhombic-obovate, incisely-toothed
to pinnately parted. |
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var. alpinum 'Gravetye' - Flowers are 2 inches wide
and deep blue. Plants are 12 inches tall with deeply
lobed foliage and wrinkled flowers.
- 'Plenum' ('Birch Double') - Double, pale
purple-violet flowers which are smaller than the
species.
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Geranium is derived from the Greek word for
crane which refers to the similarity of the
beaked fruit to the bill of a crane. |
