Biology:Geranium × oxonianum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Geranium × oxonianum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. × oxonianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Geranium × oxonianum Yeo
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Geranium × oxonianum, the Oxford geranium, is a hybrid variety of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, which is a 1932 cross of garden origin between Geranium endressii and Geranium versicolor.[1] Growing to 0.5 m (1.6 ft) tall by 1 m (3.3 ft), it is a highly variable plant with round palmate leaves and often veined flowers in various shades of pink. It can be invasive.[2]
Hardy down to −20 °C (−4 °F) or below, this tough plant is the source of several garden-worthy cultivars. The following have been given the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
References
- ↑ "Geranium endressii x versicolor (G. x oxonianum)". Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. https://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/plant/geranium-endressii-x-versicolor-g-x-oxonianum.
- ↑ "Geranium × oxonianum". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/99605/Geranium-x-oxonianum/Details.
- ↑ "Geranium × oxonianum 'A.T. Johnson'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/58284/Geranium-x-oxonianum-A-T-Johnson/Details.
- ↑ "Geranium × oxonianum 'Beholder's Eye'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/197527/Geranium-x-oxonianum-Beholder-s-Eye/Details.
- ↑ "Geranium × oxonianum 'Wageningen'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/55128/Geranium-x-oxonianum-Wageningen/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q18078534 entry
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