Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium candicans Spreng. |
Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 57 (1826) |
Native Range | e. & w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 60-700m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, pilose, sericeous, ovate-oblong, at base cordate, trilobate, crenate, peduncles 2-3-flowered, bracts pubescent |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pink, white |
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 canariense (Willd.) Poir. Geraniospermum candicans (Spreng.) Kuntze Geranium canariense (Willd.) Poir. Jenkinsonia canariensis Sweet Myrrhidium candicans (Spreng.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Pelargonium canariense Willd. Pelargonium rogersii S.Moore |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |