Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 1358

Genus ja:

Genus en: Heron’s bill, Stork’s bill

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 2 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Geraniaceae

Family ja: フウロソウ

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Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of approximately 60 species of annuals, perennials, and evergreen and deciduous subshrubs occurring in rocky habitats, mainly in the calcareous mountains of Europe and C. Asia, but also in N. Africa, North and South America, and temperate Australia. They are valued for their attractive foliage and long flowering period. The leaves are opposite or alternate, and lobed, pinnate, or pinnatisect. In summer, the 5-petalled flowers are produced singly from the leaf axils or in terminal umbels; they range from pink to purple, occasionally yellow or white, and resemble Geranium flowers (except they have 5, not 10, stamens). Grow in a rock garden, trough, or alpine house; plant the taller and more robust species at the front of a herbaceous border.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame as soon as ripe. Divide in spring. Root basal stem cuttings in late spring or early summer.

Pests en: Trouble free.

Description ja:

Comment: Europe to C Asia, temp. Aust.,

Comment ja: オランダフウロ，ヒメフウロ

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57