strawberry geranium

American  

noun

1. a plant, Saxifraga stolonifera (or S.sarmentosa ), of the saxifrage family, native to eastern Asia, that has rounded, variegated leaves and numerous threadlike stolons and is frequently cultivated as a houseplant.

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Etymology

Origin of strawberry geranium

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Saxifraga: S. sarmentosa tricolor is the commonly known strawberry geranium, or beefsteak plant.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)

Other plants with runners much like the strawberry are: several kinds of crowfoot, barren strawberry, cinquefoil, strawberry geranium, and orange hawkweed.

From Seed Dispersal by Beal, W. J. (William James)