Dove's-foot Crane's bill - Geranium molle

Cape Foulwind, West Coast, New Zealand Dusky Crane's Bill - Geranium lucidum Erect, glandular-pubescent perennial to 60 cm. Leaves Basal leaves 7-12 cm. Flowers Blackish purple with apiculate petals. Habitat Frequently occurs as a garden escape in hedge banks and shady places near habitation on moist, fertile soils. Distribution Introduced. Widely grown in gardens; numerous cultivars. (Native of mts of central and S Europe.) Flowers May-June Source: Collins Flower Guide, David Streeter, HarperCollins Publishers, London 2009 pg 334/335 uuid="44E7778B-20B7-493F-9571-358EFB7C004C" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130123_094525_NZ_West Coast_Cape Foulwind__www.LilleUlven.com.DNG Plant Macro Lilleulven.com"

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