| Description | 'Dark Reiter' Geranium (Geranium pratense) has a short mounded habit with dissected dark leaves topped with lilac-blue blossoms in the spring. |
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| Pronunciation | (jer-AY-nee-um)(pray-TEN-see) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | sunny, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Saucer-shaped 5-petaled violet-purple flowers. |
| Fruit | A dry, five-celled schizocarp. The egg-shaped fruit splits into sections, each containing one or more seeds. The distinctive beaked seed capsules resemble a cranes bill, so they are commonly known as crane’s bill (the Greek word for geranium means crane). |
| Leaves | Highly dissected dark purple-green leaves. |
| Dimensions | 10-12 by 12 inches (HS) |
| Propagation | division, basal cuttings |
| Native Site | The species plant G. pratense is native to Central Asia, the Northwest Himalayas, and Central and Western Europe. |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by Dan Hinkley of Washington, USA. Chosen from a batch of seedlings from G. pratense Victor Reiter, circa 2003. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #234-Plant Lovers Guide to Hardy Geraniums (Robin Parer) |
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