Geranium Phaeum

Geranium phaeum is commonly known as Dusky Cranesbill, Mourning Widow and Black Widow.

This wild geranium plant belongs to the genus Geranium (Cranesbills). Geraniums, Pelargoniums (scented geraniums) and Erodiums are members of the Geraniaceae family.

Geranium phaeum is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to southern, western and central Europe. The wild plants grow in prealpine regions.

Popular Cultivated Geranium Phaeum Varieties Include:

G. phaeum 'Adoué' – Flowers: violet and small. Foliage: green with brown marks.
G. phaeum 'Advendo' – Flowers: reddish-lilac and rather large. Foliage: Mid-green.
G. phaeum 'Album' – Flowers: white.
G. phaeum 'Alec’s Pink' – Flowers: mauve with a white base.
G. phaeum 'All Saints' – Flowers: lavender-pink. Foliage: Mid-green.
G. phaeum 'Angelina' – Flowers: red with swept back petals.
G. phaeum 'Anne Claire' –
G. phaeum 'Blauwvoet' – Flowers: blue to mauve.
G. phaeum 'Blue Shadow' – Flowers: blue.
G. phaeum 'Calligrapher' – Flowers: pale lilac with purple edges and a white centre.
G. phaeum 'Chocolate Chip' – Flowers: dark brown-maroon to dark chocolate purple. Foliage: mid-green with purple bases.
G. phaeum 'Conny Broe' – Flowers: violet to dark violet. Foliage: striking mosaic pattern.
G. phaeum 'David Bromley' -
G. phaeum 'Geele Samobor' -
G. phaeum 'George Stone' -
G. phaeum 'Golden Samobor' -
G. phaeum 'Golden Spring' -
G. phaeum 'Hannah Perry' –
G. phaeum 'Hungaricum' –
G. phaeum 'James Haunch' -
G. phaeum 'Joan Baker' -
G. phaeum 'Klepper' –
G. phaeum 'Langthorns’ Blue' –
G. phaeum 'Lily Lovell' –
G. phaeum 'Lisa' –
G. phaeum 'Little Boy' –
G. phaeum 'Lividum' –
G. phaeum 'Maggie's Delight' –
G. phaeum 'Marchant's Ghost' –
G. phaeum 'Margaret Hunt' –
G. phaeum 'Margaret Wilson' –
G. phaeum 'Mierhausen' –
G. phaeum 'Moorland Dylan' –
G. phaeum 'Mrs Charles Perrin' –
G. phaeum 'Night Time' –
G. phaeum 'Our Pat' –
G. phaeum 'Phantom of the Opera' –
G. phaeum 'Ploeger de Bilt' –
G. phaeum 'Rachel's Rhapsody' –
G. phaeum 'Raven' –
G. phaeum 'Rise Top Lilac' –
G. phaeum 'Rose Air' –
G. phaeum 'Rose Madder' –
G. phaeum 'Samobor'
G. phaeum 'Saturn' –
G. phaeum 'Séricourt' –
G. phaeum 'Silver Fox' –
G. phaeum 'Small Grey' –
G. phaeum 'Springtime' –
G. phaeum 'Stillingfleet Ghost' –
G. phaeum 'Taff's Jester' –
G. phaeum 'Thorn's Blue' –
G. phaeum 'Variegatum' –
G. phaeum 'Walküre' –
G. phaeum 'Zit Factory' –

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