Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl. sect. Otidia |
Bibliography | Hort. Herrenhus. 1: 14 (1798) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 150-1800m |
Description | leaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, hirsute, segments petiolate, cuneate, trifid, stipules minute, ovate, scapes short, hirsute, umbels 3-4-flowered, petals narrow |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geraniospermum alternans (J.C.Wendl.) Kuntze Geranium alternans (J.C.Wendl.) Poir. Otidia alternans Sweet |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |