Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium alpinum Eckl. & Zeyh. sect. Pelargonium |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 80 (1835) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1100-2000m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, cordate-reniform, mucronate-crenate, tomentose or densely pubescent, stipules ovate, acuminate, peduncles filiform, 1-2-flowered |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geraniospermum alpinum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Pelargonium marlothii R.Knuth |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |