Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium multicaule Jacq. sect. Myrrhidium |
Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Rar. 3: t. 534 (1794) |
Native Range | Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | leaves ovate-oblong, pinnatipartite, glabrous, segments remote, narrowly cuneate, incised, stipules broadly ovate, acuminate, flower 2-5 in pseudo-umbel |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pinkish 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 | Geraniospermum multicaule (Jacq.) Kuntze Geranium multicaule (Jacq.) Poir. Jenkinsonia multicaulis Hoffmanns. Myrrhidium multicaule (Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland) |