Geranium dalmaticum

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Geranium dalmaticum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. dalmaticum
Binomial name
Geranium dalmaticum
(Beck) Rech.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Geranium macrorrhizum var. dalmaticum Beck (1897)
  • Geranium macrorrhizum var. microrhizon Freyn
  • Geranium microrhizon (Freyn) A.W.Hill & E.Salisb.

Geranium dalmaticum, commonly called Dalmatian cranesbill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium of the family Geraniaceae.[2] It is native to the Pelješac peninsula of 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.[3] The palmately lobed glossy green leaves are tinted red in the Autumn.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Geranium dalmaticum (Beck) Rech.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Geranium dalmaticum".
  3. ^ Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0-87596-570-9
  4. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  5. ^ "Geranium dalmaticum AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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