Storksbill

Erodium chrysanthum Geraniaceae

Other names

Heron'S Bill

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Greece

Location

Heasley Rock Garden

Source of plant

High Country Gardens

Description

Dioecious tufted perennial, 10-15cm, spreading to 40cm. Stems thick, branching. Leaves 3.5cm, bipinnate, segments wide, obtuse, silvery. Flowers 20mm diameter, saucer-shaped, 2-5 in umbel on short scapes, 2-5cm; sepals ovate, obtuse, mucro to 1.5mm; petals to 10x6mm, sulphur or cream yellow, equal, club-shaped to obovate.

USDA Hardiness Zone

7