Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium punctatum (Andrews) Willd. sect. Hoarea |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 645 (1800) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-50m |
Description | petioles softly pubescent, leaves broadly ovate, sinuate, glabrous, stipules subulate, scapes ramose, umbels densely many flowered, flowers subsessile, upper petals linear |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Dimacria punctata (Andrews) Sweet Erodium punctatum (Andrews) Steud. Geraniospermum punctatum (Andrews) Kuntze Geranium punctatum Andrews |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |