Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L‘Hér. sect. Reniformia |
Synonyms | Geranium odoratissimum L. |
Geranium odoratum Thunb. | |
Pelargonium odoratum (Thunb.) Hoffmanns. | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-1400m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, orbiculate-cordate, obtuse, entire, crenate-dentate, softly sericeous, stipules small, deltate, peduncles filiform, 5-10-flowered, flowers minute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
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