fancy-leaved geranium

...In addition to single-flowered varieties, there are also semi-double and double-flowered varieties, and the flower colors are various, including scarlet red, white, pink, salmon, reddish purple, wisteria peach, and rose. There are groups such as the flower geraniums that grow in tall, large clusters, the dwarf geraniums that are 20 to 30 cm tall, the smaller mini geraniums, and the fancy-leaved geraniums that have a wide variety of leaf colors. In recent years, there are also first-generation hybrids cultivated by seed propagation. In addition to these, there is another group called ivy geraniums (illustration), which was improved by crossing P. peltatum Ait. and P. lateripes L'Her., and has a long, creeping stem and leathery leaves that are divided into five lobes and sometimes have rings.

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…一重咲きのほか，半八重咲･八重咲種もあり，花色も緋赤色のほか，白，ピンク，サーモン，赤紫，藤桃，バラ色など多彩である。高性大房咲きとなる花ゼラニウム系，草丈20～30cmのドワーフ･ゼラニウム系，より小型のミニ･ゼラニウム系，葉色に変化の多い変り葉ゼラニウムfancy‐leaved geranium系などのグループがあり，近年は種子繁殖により栽培する一代交配種系もある。これらとは別にP.peltatum Ait.とP.lateripes L’Her.などの交配から改良されたつた葉ゼラニウム(アイビー･ゼラニウムivy geranium)（イラスト）という別グループがあり，これは茎がはうように長く伸び，葉は革質で5裂し，ときに輪紋を現す。…

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