Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L‘Hér. sect. Reniformia |
Bibliography | Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 2: 419 (1789) |
Native Range | South Africa to Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 0-1400m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, orbiculate-cordate, obtuse, entire, crenate-dentate, softly sericeous, stipules small, deltate, peduncles filiform, 5-10-flowered, flowers minute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
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, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cortusina odoratissima (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Geraniospermum odoratissimum (L.) Kuntze Geranium africanum Cav. Geranium odoratissimum L. Geranium odoratum Thunb. Geranium odoriferum G.Don Pelargonium odoratum (Thunb.) Hoffmanns. Pelargonium odorum Salisb. Malva moschata Blanco |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |