Fanged Geranium

Fanged Geranium
Species information
Sentience	Sentient
Leaves	Green in colour
Flowers	Blue or red in colour
Distinction(s)	Fanged flower with sharp teeth
Usage	Fangs used in potions and cooking Herbology
Status	Extant

"A common garden plant that is known to bite or attack if not taken care of. Its fangs are used in many simple potions and in cooking."

— Description on seed packet at Dogweed and Deathcap

A Fanged Geranium was a magical flower with sharp teeth. Its fangs were used as potion ingredients, as well as in wizarding foodstuffs.

They were also an ingredient in the Strength Potion, as well as in Skele-Gro. Fanged Geranium seeds were sold at Dogweed and Deathcap and Bewildering Blooms.

Growth cycle

Green leaves started to fill out when the plant was in its seedling stage. They had to be provided with ample fertiliser so that its flowers could eventually grow fangs, otherwise they would only have gums. When it neared maturity, the flowers began to blossom and its fangs grew in. At this stage, it would get bitey when teething.

Once it had fully matured, the age of the plant could be determined by counting the rings on the fangs. It is not known exactly how long Fanged Geraniums lived for. However, Gerald, a Fanged Geranium belonging to Pomona Sprout, was noted to be very old at several decades.

History

"They had their Herbology exam on Wednesday (other than a small bite from a Fanged Geranium, Harry felt he had done reasonably well)..."

— The Herbology O.W.L. exam in 1996

Jacob's sibling watering a Fanged Geranium in Herbology

This plant was covered in fifth-year Herbology lessons in the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

This was one of the plants covered in 1996 as a part of the O.W.L. practical for Herbology at Hogwarts. Harry Potter received a minor bite from one during his exam.

A large Fanged Geranium in one of the Hogwarts greenhouses

There was widespread historical speculation that the Muggle War of the Roses actually started with wizarding neighbours arguing over a Fanged Geranium.

Fanged Geraniums were mentioned in an advertisement for the Toots, Shoots 'n' Roots radio show that was printed in Rumours!. The ad copy asked, "Fanged Geranium nothing but gums?"

In the early 2010s, a spate of injuries during a Quidditch exhibition at River Piddle caused St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries to run out of Skele-Gro. One of the ingredients in the healing potion was the Fanged Geranium, but they started to run low on their supply of their fangs. In order to brew more, the healers were willing to pay good money for fully grown fangs to save the trouble of charming and collecting them.

In the early 2010s, Professor Tofty had a complaint from a student who said their poor grade in their Herbology O.W.L. was because the Fanged Geranium they got was of poor quality, so he made a request for high quality Fanged Geraniums from Bewildering Blooms for the next year's O.W.L.s.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
• J. K. Rowling's official site (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore
• Wizarding World (Mentioned only)
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Seed packet only)
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened