Common name:
Pencilled geranium
Family:
Scientific name:
Geranium versicolor
Main flower color:
Range:
Mostly in southern England; a garden escape
Height:
Up to 80 cm
Habitat:
Hedgebanks, grassland, roadsides, woodland margins, waste ground
Flowers:
Petals are white to pale pink, crossed by deep purple veins, and notched at the tip. Flowers are up to 18 mm in diameter, produced singly or in pairs, on relatively long, sparsely hairy stalks. Sepals are narrowly oblong, with an extended point at the tip, and a hairy, ribbed surface
Leaves:
Broad, only slightly divided, into coarse-toothed lobes. Crossed by prominent, palmate veins
Season:
May to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
