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Geranium subcaulescens
Also called Grey Cranesbill
Geranium subcaulescens, grey cranesbill, is a low, mounded evergreen perennial from Italy, Turkey and the Balkans, grown for grey-green foliage and magenta flowers with black centres. The key to growing it is sharp drainage, so it suits rock gardens and groundcover.
Geranium subcaulescens (grey cranesbill) is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family Geraniaceae, that is native to Italy, Turkey and the Balkans. A low, mounded evergreen perennial, it typically grows to 8 in (20 cm) tall by more than 11 in (28 cm) broad, with grey-green orbicular and lobed leaves, and masses of bright magenta pink flowers with black centres in summer.
It requires sharp drainage, so is suitable for cultivation in a rock garden, or as an under-planting groundcover with larger plants such as roses. Numerous cultivars have been selected. The species G. subcaulescens, and the cultivars 'Giuseppii' and 'Splendens' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geranium subcaulescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
