Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Geranium schlechteri R.Knuth |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 129: 207 (1912) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1300-2600m |
Description | leaves 6cm, 5-lobate, lobes sparsely dentate, abaxially long adpressed hirsute, flowers opposite to upper leaves, petals 13mm, shallowly emarginate, pedicel glandular hirsute |
Size | 40-50cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geranium ornithopodum var. lilacinum Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |