Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (Hardy geranium)

Geraniums are natives of Europe and Asia. Geranium ‘Rozanne,’ originally found growing in Donald and Rozanne Waterer’s retirement garden in Somerset, England, was cultivated and sold for gardens. It is a natural hybrid of G. wallichianum ‘Buxton’s Variety’ × G. himalayense. It is not found in the wild.

Plants: Plants form mounds 1½–2′ (45–60 cm) in height, spreading to 2–3′ (60–91 cm) around.

Leaves: Deeply divided leaves are 1–2″ (2.5–5 cm) around. They are slightly marbled, hairless, and chartreuse in color.

Flowers: Purple or blue-violet flowers have white centers and purple-violet veins. Flowers appear singly or in small clusters up to 1¾″ (5 cm) around, each with five rounded petals.

Fruits: Dehiscent fruits are ~1¼″ (3.4–3.6 cm) long, with a rounded base about ¼″ (8 mm) around and a sharp protrusion resembling a crane’s bill, hence the “cransebill” common name.

7/17/2010 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 9 × 7″ (24 × 18 cm)

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 2 × 1′ (59 × 39 cm)

7/17/2010 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 9 × 7″ (23 × 18 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Geraniales	Balsams, mustards, geraniums, wood sorrels, nasturtiums, others
Family	Geraniaceae	Geranium or cranesbill family
Genus	Geranium	From the Greek γέρανος, géranos (or γερανός, geranós), “crane,” because some of the fruits resemble a crane’s bill

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