Biology:Geranium × oxonianum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Geranium × oxonianum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. × oxonianum
Binomial name
Geranium × oxonianum
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Geranium × oxonianum, the Oxford geranium, is a hybrid variety of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, which is a 1932 cross of garden origin between Geranium endressii and Geranium versicolor.[1] Growing to 0.5 m (1.6 ft) tall by 1 m (3.3 ft), it is a highly variable plant with round palmate leaves and often veined flowers in various shades of pink. It can be invasive.[2]

Hardy down to −20 °C (−4 °F) or below, this tough plant is the source of several garden-worthy cultivars. The following have been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-

  • 'A.T. Johnson'[3]
  • 'Beholder's Eye'[4]
  • 'Wageningen'[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18078534 entry