Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium carneum Jacq. sect. Hoarea |
Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Rar. 3: t. 512 (1794) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 800-1100m |
Description | petioles long, setose, leaves bipinnatipartite, segments linear, obtuse, setose, scapes simple, many flowered, bracts lanceolate, petals patent, the upper obovate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white-rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Dimacria carnea (Jacq.) Sweet Geraniospermum pinnatifidum (Burm.f.) Kuntze Geranium pinnatifidum Burm.f. Pelargonium maximiliani Schltr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |