Geranium x oxonianum is a hybrid, a cross between geranium endressii and geranium versicolor, both also non-native species.
Common name:
Druce's cranesbill
Family:
Scientific name:
Geranium x oxonianum
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered locations in England; an introduced species, or garden escape
Height:
Up to 70 cm
Habitat:
Roadsides, verges, gardens
Flowers:
Funnel-shaped, with five broad, shallowly notched petals which are white towards the base, pink above, and crossed by branched, purple veins. The five stamens have white filaments and purple anthers. The sepals, not bristle-tipped, have three darker green parallel veins, and a covering of hairs. Flowers are solitary or in pairs
Leaves:
Dark green, palmately divided about half way to the base into five lobes, and crossed by prominent veins. Surfaces are sparsely short-hairy, while petioles, and stems, have a covering of longer, spreading hairs
Season:
May to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
