SCENTED GERANIUM

(Geranium roseum)
Geranium roseum

Appearance

Aromatic sub-shrub with lobed leaves and showy flowers. Seeds dispersed by style rolling elastically upwards.


Habitat

An introduced garden plant.


Uses and Properties

The leaves are used for the distillation of a sweet scent. Plants of the Geranium family are rich in geraniin, essential oils and tannin and have been employed in folk medicine for centuries. Extracts from the plants are widely used in eye and skin care.


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