Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium stipulaceum (L.f.) Willd. sect. Ligularia |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 655 (1800) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 700-1200m |
Description | petioles long, filiform, leaves oblong, cordate, subtrilobate, incised-dentate, ciliate, sparsely hirsute, flowers in umbel, calyx lanate, petals broadly spathulate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Geraniospermum stipulaceum (L.f.) Kuntze Geranium pallens Andrews Geranium stipulaceum L.f. Pelargonium pallens Sweet |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |