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'''''Geranium clarkei''''', called '''Clarke's geranium''', is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Geraniaceae]],<ref>[http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=906204-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName%3DRhododendron%2Basperum%26output_format%3Dnormal IPNI]</ref> [[native plant|native]] to India and cultivated for use in gardens.<ref name=Phillips1993>{{Citation | last1 = Phillips | first1 = Ellen | last2 = Colston Burrell | first2 = C. | year = 1993 | title = Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials | pages = 373–76 | isbn = 0-87596-570-9 | publisher = Rodale Press| location = Emmaus, Pa.}}</ref> | '''''Geranium clarkei''''', called '''Clarke's geranium''', '''Kashmir Purple Geranium''', '''Kashmir White''' or the '''Kashmir's Cranesbill''' is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Geraniaceae]],<ref>[http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=906204-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName%3DRhododendron%2Basperum%26output_format%3Dnormal IPNI]</ref> [[native plant|native]] to India and cultivated for use in gardens.<ref name=Phillips1993>{{Citation | last1 = Phillips | first1 = Ellen | last2 = Colston Burrell | first2 = C. | year = 1993 | title = Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials | pages = 373–76 | isbn = 0-87596-570-9 | publisher = Rodale Press| location = Emmaus, Pa.}}</ref> | ||
It is an [[herbaceous plant|herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] growing to {{convert|50|cm|0|abbr=on}} in height, with deeply cut 7-lobed leaves and white or purple flowers with pink veining in summer. It spreads by underground [[rhizome]]s, and is used for [[groundcover]] or the front of a border.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|page=1136}}</ref> | It is an [[herbaceous plant|herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] growing to {{convert|50|cm|0|abbr=on}} in height, with deeply cut 7-lobed leaves and white or purple flowers with pink veining in summer. It spreads by underground [[rhizome]]s, and is used for [[groundcover]] or the front of a border.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|page=1136}}</ref> A rhizomatous hardy geranium that is native to alpine meadows in the mountains of [[Kashmir]]. It typically grows in a clump to 18" tall, spreading outward by creeping stems to 18" wide. Purple-violet or white, upward-facing flowers (to 3/4" diameter) with contrasting dark veins profusely bloom from late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves are deeply cut into 7 segments and form an attractive foliage mat. | ||
Genus name comes from the [[Greek]] word ''geranos'' meaning crane in reference to the fruit which purportedly resembles the head and beak of a [[crane]]. | |||
'''Kashmir White''' is a large-flowered cultivar which typically grows in a clump to 18" tall, spreading outward by creeping stems to 18" wide, and features a profuse bloom of white, upward-facing flowers (to 2" diameter) with contrasting violet-pink veins. | |||
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, humusy, well-drained soils, particularly in hot summer climates. Intolerant of drought. Performs best in cool summer climates, and is intolerant of the heat and humidity of the deep South. Shear off spent flowers after bloom to encourage additional bloom or tidy the planting. In the alternative, plants may be left alone after flowering to promote self-seeding. | |||
'Kashmir White' self-seeds in the garden in optimum growing conditions, but flower colour in particular does not reliably come true from seed. | |||
Within [[Pakistan]] it is the '''State flower of [[Azad Kashmir]]'''. | |||
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