Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) F.Dietr. sect. Reniformia |
Bibliography | Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 461 (1837) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 200-900m |
Description | branchlets slender, flexuous, petioles adpressed hirsute, leaves oblong, obtuse, cordate, deeply pinnatifid, segments obtuse, crenate, pubescent, flowers in umbel, petals narrow |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Geraniospermum ionidiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Ligularia ionidiflora Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |