# Geranium pratense

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***Geranium pratense***, the **meadow crane's-bill**[1] or **meadow geranium**,[2] is a [species](/source/Species) of [flowering plant](/source/Flowering_plant) in the family Geraniaceae, native to Europe and Asia.[3] Forming a clump up to 1 m (3.3 ft) broad, it is a [herbaceous](/source/Herbaceous) [perennial](/source/Perennial_plant) with hairy stems and lax saucer-shaped blooms of pale violet. It is extremely hardy to at least −20 °C (−4 °F), reflecting its origins in the [Altai Mountains](/source/Altai_Mountains) of central Asia.[4]

## Description

The leaves are deeply divided into 7-9 lobes and 3-6 inch wide and the flowers are pale blue, although getting paler into the centre. The flowers have 5 petals, which sometimes have veins. The stamens have pink-purple stalks with dark purple anthers.

## Cultivars

Several cultivars are available for garden use, of which 'Mrs Kendall Clark'[5] and 'Plenum Violaceum'[6] have gained the [Royal Horticultural Society](/source/Royal_Horticultural_Society)'s [Award of Garden Merit](/source/Award_of_Garden_Merit).[7]

## Uses

Geranium pratense is a [melliferous](/source/Melliferous) herb. Its nectar secretion is 1.3 – 1.5 mg/24 hrs. with a sugar content (sugar concentration) of 57 – 71 %.[8]

## References

1. Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg, E.F. 1968. *Excursion Flora of the British Isles*. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0 521 04656 4

1. Brickell, Christopher (ed.) (2008). *The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants*. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 476. ISBN 9781405332965.

1. ["RHS Plant Selector - *Geraium pratense* 'Mrs Kendal Clark'"](https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/99080/Geranium-pratense-Mrs-Kendall-Clark/Details). Retrieved 11 July 2020.

1. ["RHS Plant Selector - *Geranium pratense* 'Plenum Violaceum'"](https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/44612/Geranium-pratense-Plenum-Violaceum-(d)/Details). Retrieved 11 July 2020.

1. ["AGM Plants - Ornamental"](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 42. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

1. Haragsim, Oldřich (2007). *Včelařské byliny. (Melliferous herbs)* (in Czech). 1st ed. Praha, Czech Republic: Grada Publishing, a.s. p. 39. ISBN 9788024721576.

- [MSUplants.com - Geranium pratense - Meadow Geranium](http://msuplants.com/pd_bigpic.asp?pid=2265&pic_id=pic1)[dead link]

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