Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium tetragonum (L.f.) L‘Hér. sect. Chorisma |
Bibliography | Hort. Kew. [W.Aiton] 2: 427 (1789) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 250-1050m |
Description | petioles long, pilose, leaves reniform-cordate, carnose, crenate-lobate, sparsely lanate, stipules cordate, membranous, peduncles short, 2-flowered, flowers subsessile |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | whitish purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Chorisma flavescens Eckl. & Zeyh. Chorisma tetragona (L.f.) Lindl. Geraniospermum tetragonum (L.f.) Kuntze Geranium tetragonum L.f. Geranium trigonum Scop. Jenkinsonia tetragona Sweet Pelargonium flavescens Steud. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |