# Geranium palmatum

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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| taxon = Geranium palmatum
| image = Geranium palmatum 2c.JPG
| authority = [Cav.](/source/Cav.)
}}
'''''Geranium palmatum''''', falsely called '''Canary Island geranium''', is a [species](/source/species) of [flowering plant](/source/flowering_plant) in the [family](/source/family_(botany)) [Geraniaceae](/source/Geraniaceae), [native](/source/native_species) to the island of [Madeira](/source/Madeira). Growing in a rosette {{convert|1.5 |m|ft|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|1 |m|ft|abbr=on}} broad, it is an [evergreen](/source/evergreen) [perennial](/source/perennial_plant) with divided palmate leaves and pink flowers {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} in diameter on long red stems.<ref name = FRUS/><ref name = RHSPF/> 

Hardy down to {{convert|-10|C|F|abbr=on}}, in cultivation this plant requires a sheltered position in full sun with some afternoon shade. It dislikes heavy, wet soils, preferring a light, well-drained medium.<ref name = FRUS>{{cite web | url = https://frustratedgardener.com/2012/06/06/geranium-palmatum-versus-geranium-maderense/ | title = Geranium palmatum versus Geranium maderense | publisher = The Frustrated Gardener | date = 6 June 2012 | accessdate = 13 July 2020}}</ref> It has won the [Royal Horticultural Society](/source/Royal_Horticultural_Society)'s [Award of Garden Merit](/source/Award_of_Garden_Merit).<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/7904/Geranium-palmatum/Details | title = ''Geranium palmatum'' | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 13 July 2020}}</ref>

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palmatum
Category:Endemic flora of Madeira
Category:Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles

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