Storksbill
Erodium chrysanthum
Geraniaceae
Other names
Heron'S Bill
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Greece
Location
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