Geranium pratense
Meadow cranesbil
A plant of meadows, clearings, edges, light forests of Europe, Central Asia. Cultivated since the end of the XVI century. Perennial with a short rhizome. The nature of growth is bushy, high, not always stable. Basal leaves numerous, on petioles, vegetate from April to August. The leaf blade is rounded in outline, almost to the base seven-parted into rhombic lobes, in turn the lobes are divided into lanceolate lobes. Leaves are hairy. Stems few, high, up to 50-120 cm covered with hairs. The inflorescence is umbellate. The flowers are large, wide open, purple-blue. Petals are rounded.
Meadow geranium blooms in mid-June and blooms for about 30 days. Numerous seeds ripen in July-August. When sown before winter, seedlings appear in the spring, and bloom in the second year. Has several dozen garden forms. Meadow geranium is planted in mixed flower beds. Of particular interest is when creating mixed flower beds that imitate a flowering meadow.
Geranium pratense Dark Reiter, Aas-kurereha

Geranium pratense Aas-kurereha

Eng.: Meadow cranesbill, meadow geranium. Suom.: Kurjenpolvi. Sven.: Ängsnäva.