PELARGONIUM PETROSELINIFOLIUM
Author:
George Don, 1831
Family:
GERANIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Don, G. (1831). In: Syst. Gard. 1: 728.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
18 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Dimacria apiifolia, Sweet.
Geraniospermum apiifolium, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum pilosum, Kuntze.
Geranium apiifolium, Andrews.
Hoarea bicolor, Sweet.
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Hoarea blanda, Sweet.
Hoarea pilosa, Sweet.
Pelargonium apiifolium, J.Jacq.
Pelargonium apioides, Steud.
Pelargonium pilosum, Pers.
This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by George Don in 1831. It is found in the South West Cape area in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The turnip shaped tuber can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 18 centimetres in height. The flowers are pink with wine red markings.
The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'parsley leaved'. This is a winter-grower, flowering in summer - in the wild. Dormant caudex by Vered A. Mann.
Flower
Pink / Wine Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
