PELARGONIUM LONGIFOLIUM

This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1794. It is found in south of Western Cape in the southern South Africa, growing in a sandy or other well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres in diameter or more, the entire plant to twelve centimetres in height. The flowers are white, cream, yellow or pink with dark 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 length of the leaves. A young plant by Vered A. Mann. The young caudex by Vered A. Mann.