Geranium versicolor

Geranium versicolor, the pencilled geranium, pencilled cranesbill, veined cranesbill, or veiny geranium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae.^[2][3][4] It is native to southeastern Europe, and has been introduced as a garden escapee to Ireland, Great Britain, France, the former Czechoslovakia, and the US state of Pennsylvania.^[1] A semi‑evergreen perennial reaching 45 cm (18 in), it is widely available from commercial suppliers, with the Royal Horticultural Society considering it to be a good plant to attract pollinators.^[2] With Geranium endressii it is a parent of the artificial garden hybrid Geranium × oxonianum.^[5]

Geranium versicolor
Flower
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Geraniales
Family:	Geraniaceae
Genus:	Geranium
Species:	G. versicolor
Binomial name
Geranium versicolor L.
Synonyms[1]
Geranium nodosum subsp. striatum (L.) Bonnier Geranium striatum L.