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Geranium wallichianum

Wikipedia Abstract

Geranium wallichianum is a species of hardy flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Geranium, Geraniaceae family. It is native to the Himalayas. It grows to 60 cm with hairy toothed leaves and blue flowers in summer. It is suitable for cultivation in temperate regions, in the front of the border. Various cultivars have been selected of which 'Buxton's variety' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Usage [2]  The root contains 30% tannin, it is used as a dye; A good dense ground cover plant; Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way;
Height [2]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Width [2]  4.92 feet (1.5 m)
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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0