PELARGONIUM DASYPHYLLUM

This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Paul Erich Otto Wilhelm Knuth in 1843. It is found in western South Africa, growing in a well drained soil or grit with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to pale pink with fine wine-red markings..

The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'with coarse, thick leaves, woolly leaves, or closely leaved'. This is a winter-grower. Large, wild plant by Nicola van Berkel, Ispotnature.org. A wild plant by Elena Ioganson, Flickr.com