Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium moniliforme E.Mey. ex Harv. sect. Hoarea |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 1: 264 (1860) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 90-900m |
Description | petioles hirsute, leaves oblong or ovate, obtuse, crenate-lobate, pubescent or lanate, scapes simple, attenuate, numerous in umbel |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white-purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Geraniospermum moniliforme (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |