| Description | Manescau Erodium (Erodium manescarvii) A good plant for rock gardens. Flowers are rosy purple, borne on umbels |
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| Pronunciation | (er-OH-dee-um)(man-es-KAV-ee-eye) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Temperature | best in cooler sites |
| Flowers | rosy purple, borne on umbels, June on |
| Fruit | beaked seed capsules, hence the common name of crane’s bill (geranium in Greek means crane |
| Leaves | in a rosette, pinnate lobed or compound, wavy margin |
| Dimensions | up to 18 inches |
| Propagation | seeds, may need scarification (nicking or scratching the seed coat) |
| Native Site | French Pyrenees |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Heron’s Bill, Storks Bill, Erodium longipes |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom) |
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