Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium pulchrum N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 143 (1895) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 1500-1900m |
Description | leaves deeply 5-7-lobate, lobes sharply dentate, abaxially densely sericeous, flowers in lax terminal raceme, petals 22mm long, retuse |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium lanuginosum R.Knuth |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |