Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium elegans (Andrews) Willd. sect. Campylia |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 655 (1800) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | petioles long, hirsute, leaves suborbiculate or oval, rigid, coarsely dentate, adaxially glabrous or sparsely hirsute, stipules pubescent, deltate, peduncles ramose, 4-6-flowered |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pinkish purple, 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 | Campylia elegans (Andrews) Colvill ex Sweet Dimacria elegans (Andrews) Sweet Eumorpha elegans (Andrews) Eckl. & Zeyh. Geraniospermum elegans (Andrews) Kuntze Geranium elegans Andrews Pelargonium elegantulum Steud. Pelargonium ovale var. ovatum Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |