Cranesbill

Geranium cinereum Geraniaceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Pyrenees & S. Europe to the Caucasus Mnts.

Location

Heasley Rock Garden

Source of plant

Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery

Description

Plants 10-15 cm tall; foliage deeply incised to 80% of its radius, 5-7-lobed, each lobe further divided. Peduncles axillary or from the crown; flowers usually pale pink, paired, about 2.5 cm across, borne in early summer.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5