| Botanical name | Geranium incanum |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Half Sun Half Sun – Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day.  Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Indigenous Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | January February March April May June July August September October November December Plant bears pink-mauve flowers throughout the year. |
| Common name(s) | Carpet or wild geranium |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Plant has fine, grey-green, lace-like foliage. |
| Other languages | Bergtee, Vrouebossie (A) |
Geranium incanum (Carpet or wild geranium)
- Botanical name: Geranium incanum
- Common name(s): Carpet or wild geranium
- Categories: Ground Covers and Perennials
Plant description:
A low-growing, herbaceous, perennial with fine, grey-green, lace-like foliage and pink-mauve flowers that are borne throughout the year. G. maderense (G. palmatum) is a beautiful biennial with pinnately toothed leaves. Pink-purple flowers are borne profusely in summer. It grows to 800mm tall. G. pratense (Meadow crane’s bill), to 750mm, has deeply divided mid-green leaves and crimsonveined, violet-blue flowers produced in attractive mounds for most of the summer. Clumps do best undisturbed. G. sanguineum (Crane’s bill) grows 300mm and forms a bushy, flat ground cover with masses of magenta-pink flowers in summer; it is also available in a white form.
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Synonym: –
Botanical Pronunciation: jer-AY-nee-um in-KAHN-num
Geranium incanum requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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January February March April May June July August September October November December Plant bears pink-mauve flowers throughout the year. 
Plant has fine, grey-green, lace-like foliage.
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