Geranium endressii

Geranium endressii, commonly called Endres cranesbill or French crane's-bill, is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous or semi-evergreen perennial plant in the genus Geranium, family Geraniaceae.[2][1][3]

Geranium endressii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. endressii
Binomial name
Geranium endressii
Synonyms[1]
  • Geranium palustre subsp. endressii (J.Gay) Bonnier & Layens

It is native to the Western Pyrenees in Spain, and is cultivated as a garden subject. Growing to 75 cm (30 in) tall and broad, it has a mounding to sprawling habit, therefore is useful as groundcover in light shade. The leaves are deeply divided and the flowers are soft pink with red veins.[4][5] It is very hardy, down to at least −20 °C (−4 °F) and possibly less.

The cultivar ‘Castle Drogo’[6] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geranium endressii.
  1. "Geranium endressii J.Gay". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. "Geranium endressii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. "Geranium endressii J.Gay". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  4. Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0-87596-570-9
  5. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  6. "RHS Plantfinder - Geranium endressii 'Castle Drogo'". Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 42. Retrieved 1 March 2018.


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