Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium gibbosum (L.) L'Hér. sect. Polyactium |
Bibliography | Hort. Kew. [W.Aiton] 2: 422 (1789) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 5-1600m |
Description | leaves glaucous, subglabrous, pinnatipartite, segments 1-2pairs, broadly cuneate, lobate, stipules minute, calyx lanate, lobes linear-lanceolate, petals obovate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | green-yellow |
Bloom | 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 gibbosum (L.) Kuntze Geranium gibbosum L. Polyactium gibbosum (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |