A low, mounded evergreen perennial, it typically grows to 8 in (20 cm) tall by more than 11 in (28 cm) broad, with grey-green orbicular and lobed leaves, and masses of bright magenta pink flowers with black centres in summer.

[1] It requires sharp drainage, so is suitable for cultivation in a rock garden, or as an under-planting groundcover with larger plants such as roses.

The species G. subcaulescens,[3] and the cultivars 'Giuseppii' [4] and 'Splendens' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

[5][6] The Latin specific epithet subcaulescens means "with a small stem".

[7] Media related to Geranium subcaulescens at Wikimedia Commons This Geraniaceae-related article is a stub.