Overview

The Fanged Geranium is a magical flower with sharp teeth. It’s fangs can be used as potion ingredients as well as in some wizarding foodstuffs. They are an important ingredient in the Strength Potion and in Skele-Gro. Fanged Geranium seeds can be bought at “Dogweed and Deathcap” (Hogsmeade) and at “Bewildering Blooms” (Hogsmeade).

Appearance

In seedling state, the plant has green leaves. They have to be fertilised amply in order for the flowers to eventually grow fangs. If not fertilised correctly, the flowers will only develop toothless gums.
When the plants nears maturity, the flowers will begin to blossom and the fangs will grow in. At this stage of teething, they can be particularly bitey.
Once fully matured, the age of a plant can be determined by (cautiously) counting the rings on the fangs.

The exact age a Fanged Geranium can reach is yet to be determined. According to records, former Herbology Professor Pomona Sprout owned a Fanged Geranium called Gerald, who was noted to be very old, at least several decades.

History

There is a rather wide-spread historical speculation going on that the Muggle War of the Roses actually commenced in the aftermath of two wizarding neighbours having a terribly heated argument over a Fanged Geranium.

In the early 2010s, the St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries ran out of Skele-Gro after a spate of injuries during a Quidditch exhibition at River Piddle.
With the Fanged Geranium fangs being a vital ingredient for Skele-Gro and the supply starting to run low, the healers were willing to pay good money for fully grown fangs in order to save the trouble of charming and collecting them.

Credits/References

Written by Andrew Pine.
Base code by Andrew Sutherland, edited by Iselin Merilä and Desmond Gray.