Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium crassicaule L‘Hér. sect. Cortusina |
Bibliography | Hort. Kew. [W.Aiton] 2: 428 (1789) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 0-60m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, ovate-reniform, base elongate-cuneate, lobate, crenate-dentate, sericeous, peduncles ramose, many flowered, calyx densely lanate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent 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 crassicaule (L‘Hér.) Kuntze Geranium crassicaule (L‘Hér.) Poir. Pelargonium mamillaricaule Steud. Pelargonium mirabile Dinter Pelargonium primulinum Sweet Pelargonium sericeum Salisb. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |