geranium

Pelargonium×hortorum

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  • Flower name
    geranium
  • Scientific name
    Pelargonium×hortorum
  • Aliasテンジクアオイ, フィッシュゼラニウム, Fish geranium, 天竺葵
  • Place of originSouth Africa
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September, October
  • Language of flowersThe distinguished

What is geranium

Geranium (scientific name: Pelargonium × hortorum) is native to South Africa and is non-cold-resistant evergreen perennial of the family Geraniaceae. The leaves are heart-shaped, and the leaves are serrated (jagged shape). There are pink, white, orange, bluish violet etc in flower color other than representative red. It is strong in seasons, easy to maintain, and it continues to bloom for a long time, so you can see it in the veranda of houses around the world such as Japan and Switzerland. In the same Pelargonium genus, there are Pelargonium, a kind of Pelargonium 'Splendid', Ivy Geranium (Ivy geranium), Odor Geranium (Odor Geranium), and so on.

Generic name: geranium (Geranium), Scientific name: Pelargonium × hortorum, aka: Tenjikuo aoi (Tianzhuo Aoi), Fish geranium (Fish geranium), Origin : South Africa, plant height 30 to 50 cm, flower color: red · peach · orange · white · bluish purple, flower size: 3 to 4 cm, flowering period: May to October (unless it hits the rain in the warm place such as Tokyo etc. Anniversary).


  • Order
    Geraniales
  • Family
    Geraniaceae
  • Genus
    Pelargonium
  • Species
    P. hortorum
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    heart-shaped
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeperennial grass
  • Flower colorsRed Pink Purple White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height30.0 ~ 50.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower3.0 ~ 4.0 cm

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