Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium grandiflorum (Andrews) Willd. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 674 (1800) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-1400m |
Description | branchlets glabrous, nitid, leaves palmatisect, glabrous, greyish, segments coarsely dentate, some brown variegate, flowers large, on upper petals dark variegate |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | whitish, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Eumorpha grandiflora (Andrews) Eckl. & Zeyh. Geraniospermum grandiflorum (Andrews) Kuntze Geranium glabrum Dum.Cours. Geranium grandiflorum Andrews Geranium x hepaticifolium Andrews |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |