Basque cranesbill
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Basque cranesbill ( Geranium endressii ), cultivar 'Wargrave Pink' |
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The Basques cranesbill ( Geranium endressii ), sometimes known as Pyrenees cranesbill called, is one of several species of the genus of geranium ( Geranium ) in the family of geraniaceae (Geraniaceae).
description
It is a rather small, perennial herbaceous plant with moderately deeply incised pointed leaf sections, which forms long, extensive rhizomes on or directly below the surface of the earth.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 26.
Occurrence
This plant species is native to the western Pyrenees , mainly in France . However, their distribution area extends to Spain.
Use in the garden
The Basque cranesbill is particularly suitable for the edge of the wooded area, its pink, funnel-shaped flowers appear over weeks. If you cut it back vigorously after the main bloom, a second bloom will appear a few weeks later.
The Basque cranesbill is an excellent ground cover . Its only disadvantage is that the spherical, 30 to 50 cm high clumps tend to fall apart after flowering. It needs fresh to moist soils that are rich in nutrients and that can also be full sun with appropriate moisture.
The Basque cranesbill has been used as a garden plant in England since 1832. He came to Germany relatively late. It only became popular in Central Europe with the breeding of new forms and hybrids.
There are now over 600 varieties.
literature
- Peter F. Yeo: Geranium . Stuttgart 1988.
- Heinz-Dieter Krausch : Kaiserkron and peonies red ... Hamburg 2003.
Individual evidence
- ^ Geranium endressii at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
