Rock garden plants Erodium  guttatum (Desf.) Willd.   
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus species var.Erodium  guttatum (Desf.) Willd. 
SynonymsGeranium guttatum Desf. (basionym)
 Erodium malopoides (Desf.) Willd.
Territory NORTHERN AFRICA; SW.EUROPE; WESTERN ASIA
rocky slopes
Description leaves to 25mm, triangular to ovate, long petiolate, upper leaves trilobate, flowers 2-3, about 20mm in diam., all petals variegate
Size20-30cm
Colordeep violet
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typetuft, fl. stem erect
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in spring
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