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==Cultivation== A number of geranium species are cultivated for horticultural use and for pharmaceutical products. Some of the more commonly grown species include: {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''[[Geranium albanum]]'' (crested cranesbill) *''[[Geranium cinereum]]'' *''[[Geranium clarkei]]'' (Clarke's geranium) *''[[Geranium dalmaticum]]'' *''[[Geranium endressii]]'' (Endres's cranesbill) *''[[Geranium erianthum]]'' (wooly geranium) *''[[Geranium fremontii]]'' (Fremont's geranium) *''[[Geranium himalayense]]'', often sold under ''Geranium grandiflorum'' *''[[Geranium ibericum]]'' (Caucasus geranium), *''[[Geranium macrorrhizum]]'' (bigroot cranesbill or bigroot geranium) *''[[Geranium maculatum]]'' (wild geranium) *''[[Geranium maderense]]'' (giant herb robert) *''[[Geranium Γ magnificum]]'' (showy geranium) *''[[Geranium phaeum]]'' (dusky cranesbill) *''[[Geranium platypetalum]]'' (broad-petaled geranium) *''[[Geranium pratense]]'' (meadow cranesbill) *''[[Geranium psilostemon]]'' (Armenian cranesbill) *''[[Geranium renardii]]'' (Renard geranium) *''[[Geranium sanguineum]]'' (bloody cranesbill) *''[[Geranium subcaulescens]]'' (grey cranesbill) *''[[Geranium sylvaticum]]'' (wood cranesbill) {{div col end}} All the above species are perennials and generally winter-hardy plants, grown for their attractive flowers and foliage. They are long-lived and most have a mounding habit, with palmately lobed foliage. Some species have spreading rhizomes. They are normally grown in part shade to full sun, in well-draining but moisture retentive soils, rich in [[humus]].<ref name=Phillips1993>{{Citation |last1=Phillips |first1=Ellen |last2=Colston Burrell |first2=C. |year=1993 |title=Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials |pages=373β76 |isbn=978-0-87596-570-3 |publisher=Rodale Press |location=Emmaus, Pa.}}</ref> Other perennial species grown for their flowers and foliage include: ''[[Geranium argenteum]]'', ''[[Geranium eriostemon|G. eriostemon]]'', ''[[Geranium farreri|G. farreri]]'', ''[[Geranium nodosum|G. nodosum]]'', ''[[Geranium procurrens|G. procurrens]]'', ''[[Geranium pylzowianum|G. pylzowianum]]'', ''[[Geranium renardii|G. renardii]]'', ''[[Geranium traversii|G. traversii]]'', ''[[Geranium tuberosum|G. tuberosum]]'', ''[[Geranium versicolor|G. versicolor]]'', ''[[Geranium wallichianum|G. wallichianum]]'', and ''[[Geranium wlassovianum|G. wlassovianum]]''. Some of these are not winter-hardy in cold areas and are grown in specialized gardens like rock gardens.<ref name=Jelitto1990>{{Citation |last1=Jelitto |first1=Leo |last2=Schacht |first2=Wilhelm |last3=Epp |first3=Michael E. |last4=Baumgardt (ed. and transl.) |first4=John Philip |year=1990 |title=Hardy herbaceous perennials |volume=1 |pages=260β64 |isbn=978-0-88192-159-5 |publisher=Timber Press |location=Portland, OR}}</ref> ''Geranium'' 'Johnson's Blue' is a hybrid between ''G. himalayense'' (southwestern China), with ''G. pratense'' (European meadow cranesbill).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paghat.com/cranesbilljohnsons.html |title=Paghat's Garden |publisher=Paghat.com |access-date=2013-09-17}}</ref> ===Cultivars=== [[File:Geranium (probably 'Johnson's Blue').jpg|thumb|Close up of a geranium flower (possibly 'Johnson's Blue') ]] The following hybrid [[cultivars]] have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]] (other cultivars are dealt with under their species name - see above):-<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf |title=AGM Plants - Ornamental |date=July 2017 |page=39 |publisher=Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 27 February 2018}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *'Ann Folkard'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/23531/Geranium-Ann-Folkard/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Geranium 'Ann Folkard' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> *'A. T. Johnson' (''G.'' Γ ''oxonianum'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/58284/Geranium-x-oxonianum-A-T-Johnson/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Geranium Γ oxonianum 'A.T. Johnson' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> *'Ballerina' <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/194563/Geranium-(Cinereum-Group)-Ballerina/Details |title=''Geranium'' (Cinereum Group) 'Ballerina' |publisher=RHS | access-date = 11 July 2020}}</ref> *'Blue Cloud'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/49149/i-Geranium-i-Blue-Cloud/Details |title=RHS Plantfinder - ''Geranium'' 'Blue Cloud' | access-date = 1 March 2018}}</ref> *Blue Sunrise='Blogold' <small>([[Plant breeders' rights|PBR]])</small> <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/241922/Geranium-Blue-Sunrise-Blogold-(PBR)/Details |title=''Geranium'' Blue Sunrise='Blogold' (PBR) |publisher=RHS | access-date = 11 July 2020}}</ref> *'Brookside' <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/80929/Geranium-Brookside/Details |title=''Geranium'' 'Brookside' |publisher=RHS | access-date = 11 July 2020}}</ref> *'Danny Boy'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/234183/i-Geranium-i-Danny-Boy/Details |title=RHS Plantfinder - ''Geranium'' 'Danny Boy' | access-date = 2 March 2018}}</ref> *'Dilys'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79820/Geranium-Dilys/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Geranium 'Dilys' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2013-09-17}}</ref> *'Gypsy' (''G.'' Γ ''lindavicum'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/195407/Geranium-x-lindavicum-Gypsy/Details |title=RHS Plantfinder - ''G.'' Γ ''lindavicum'' 'Gypsy' | access-date = 1 March 2018}}</ref> <!-- AGM withdrawn *'Johnson's Blue'<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=861 |title=RHS Plant Selector Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2013-09-17}}</ref>--> *'Ivan' <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/77627/Geranium-Ivan/Details |title=''Geranium'' 'Ivan' |publisher=RHS | access-date = 11 July 2020}}</ref> *'Mavis Simpson'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/33527/Geranium-Mavis-Simpson/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Geranium 'Mavis Simpson' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2013-09-17}}</ref> *'Nimbus' <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/97417/Geranium-Nimbus/Details |title=''Geranium'' 'Nimbus' |publisher=RHS | access-date = 11 July 2020}}</ref> *'Orion'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/137507/Geranium-Orion/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Geranium 'Orion' AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=2013-09-17}}</ref> *Patricia='Brempat'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/247299/i-Geranium-i-Font-Face-times-New-Roman-Patricia-FONT-Brempat/Details |title=RHS Plantfinder - ''Geranium'' Pattricia = 'Brempat' | access-date = 2 March 2018}}</ref> *Rothbury Gem='Gerfos'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/262700/Geranium-(Cinereum-Group)-Rothbury-Gem-Gerfos-(PBR)/Details |title=''Geranium'' Rothbury Gem = 'Gerfos' |publisher=RHS | access-date = 14 July 2020}}</ref> *Rozanne='Gerwat'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/153768/Geranium-Rozanne-Gerwat-(PBR)/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Geranium ROZANNE= 'Gerwat' PBR AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> *'Russell Prichard'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/91085/i-Geranium-i-Γ-i-riversleaianum-i-Russell-Prichard/Details |title=RHS Plantfinder - ''Geranium'' Γ ''riversleainum'' 'Russell Prichard' | access-date = 2 March 2018}}</ref> *'Sirak'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/108524/Geranium-Sirak/Details |title=''Geranium'' 'Sirak' |publisher=RHS | access-date = 14 July 2020}}</ref> *'Wageningen'<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/55128/Geranium-x-oxonianum-Wageningen/Details |title=''Geranium'' Γ ''oxonianum'' 'Wageningen' |publisher=RHS | access-date = 11 July 2020}}</ref> *'Wargrave Pink' (''G.'' Γ ''oxonianum'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/91252/Geranium-x-oxonianum-Wargrave-Pink/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Results / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> {{div col end}}
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