Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium pulverulentum Colvill ex Sweet sect. Polyactium |
Bibliography | Geraniaceae: t. 218 (1824) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 0-2200m |
Description | leaves thick, lanate, glabrescent, cordate, obtuse, pinnatilobate, dentate, lobes short, rounded, stipules cordate, acute, calyx setose, lobes linear, acute |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Geraniospermum pulverulentum (Colvill ex Sweet) Kuntze Pelargonium hollandii Leighton Pelargonium pedicellatum Sweet Pelargonium primuliforme (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. Pelargonium testaceum E.Mey. Polyactium primuliforme Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |