PELARGONIUM BUBONIFOLIUM

This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1806. It is found in Namibia and South Africa, growing in a clayish but well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to twenty centimetres in height. The flowers are from white to pale pink with red markings.

The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name referring to the leaves being Bubon -like (Apiaceae; like carrot). This is a winter-grower. The flowers by Vered A. Mann.