Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium tricolor Curtis sect. Campylia |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 7: t. 240 (1793) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 400-1400m |
Description | leaves long, thinly petiolate, pilose, lanceolate or oblong, incised dentate or lobate, floral pedicels ramose, 2-3-flowered, sepals lanate, acuminate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | reddish white |
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 | Campylia tricolor (Curtis) Eckl. & Zeyh. Geraniospermum tricolor (Curtis) Kuntze Geranium tricolor (Curtis) J.Kern. Pelargonium capillare Harv. Pelargonium elatum G.Don Pelargonium violareum Jacq. Phymatanthus tricolor (Curtis) Sweet |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |