Geranium_dalmaticum

<i>Geranium dalmaticum</i>

Geranium dalmaticum

Species of flowering plant

Geranium dalmaticum, commonly called Dalmatian cranesbill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium of the family Geraniaceae.[1] It is native to Dalmatia on the west coast of Croatia. Growing to only 10 cm (3.9 in) tall by up to 50 cm (20 in) broad, it is cultivated as a garden subject in temperate regions for its low mound of aromatic leaves and soft mauve colored flowers.[2] The palmately lobed glossy green leaves are tinted red in the Autumn.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

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    "Geranium dalmaticum".
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    Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0-87596-570-9
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    RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
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    "Geranium dalmaticum AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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    "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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