Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium ternatum (L.f.) Jacq. |
Synonyms | Geranium ternatum L.f. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 60-1100m |
Description | leaves ternate, leaflets slightly carnose and coriaceous, long or shortly petiolate, flowers mostly solitary, axillary petals narrowly obovate, the upper larger |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
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