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Geranium macrorrhizum album - Bigroot Geranium

The oils of Geranium macrorrhizum album were used to create the scented 'oil of geranium'. Geranium macrorrhizum album has it all the red veined leaves, fruits and stems could be attraction enough without the fragrance and flowers. The white flowers finish the show. Geranium macrorrhizum album spreads by runners forming a low groundcover that is tolerant of dry shady conditions as well as these obviously sunny ones.

Geranium macrorrhizum album

Flowers and foliage of Geranium macrorrhizum album Bigroot Geranium.

Plants from the Geranium Genus featured on this site:
Geranium Ballerina
Geranium Biokovo
Geranium harveyi
Geranium incanum
Geranium Johnson's Blue
Geranium Lawrence Flatman
Geramium macrorrhizum album
Geranium maderense
Geranium Mavis Simpson
Geranium Orion
Geranium renardii
Geranium richardsonii
Geranium Rozanne
Geranium sanguinium striatum
Geranium sessiliforum nigricans
Geranium Stanhoe
Geranium wallichianum Buxton's Blue

Geranium plants from the Genus Pelargonium featured on this site:
Pelargonium capitatum Attar of Roses * Rose Scented Geranium
Pelargonium cordifolium * Heartleaf Geranium
Pelargonium fragrans * Nutmeg Geranium
Pelargonium graveolens * Rose Geranium
Pelargonium ionidiflorum Celery Scented Geranium
Pelargonium quercifolium * Oak Leaf Geranium
Pelargonium reneforme * Silverleaf Geranium
Pelargonium sidoides * Silverleaf Geranium
Pelargonium tomentosum * Peppermint Scented Geranium