Geranium maderense
| Madeira cranesbill | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. maderense |
| Binomial name | |
| Geranium maderense Yeo | |
Geranium maderense, known as giant herb-Robert[1] or the Madeira cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the Geraniaceae family, native to the island of Madeira. Growing to 120–150 cm (47–59 in) tall and wide, it is a mound-forming evergreen perennial with deeply divided ferny leaves. Spectacular pink flowers on hairy red stems are produced in large panicles in summer.[2] It is grown as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Geranium maderense AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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"The Madeira Island Geranium:Geranium maderense" (PDF). university of california davis botanical conservatory. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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