Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium capitatum (L.) L‘Hér. sect. Pelargonium |
Bibliography | Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 2: 425 (1789) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 0-1300m |
Description | densely, softly hirsute, leaves long petiolate, at base cordate, 3-5-lobate, lobes obtuse and rounded, dentate, stipules broadly cordate, flowers numerous in head, sessile |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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 capitatum (L.) Kuntze Geraniospermum clavatum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Kuntze Geranium capitatum L. Geranium rosa DC. Hoarea capitata (L.) Sweet Pelargonium clavatum L'Hér. ex DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |