Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium oenotherae (L.f.) Jacq. sect. Campylia |
Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Rar. 3: t. 525 (1794) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 100-1200m |
Description | grey hispid, leaves long petiolate, lanceolate or linear-oblong, at base cuneate, dentate, stipules subulate, peduncles ramose, 3-4-flowered, sepals densely pubescent |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
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, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Campylia cartilaginea Eckl. & Zeyh. Campylia oenotherae Sweet Geraniospermum oenotherae (L.f.) Kuntze Geranium oenotherae L.f. Geranium ovatum Jacq. Pelargonium cartilagineum Sweet |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |