PELARGONIUM RAPACEUM
Author:
C.L. L'Héritier de Brutelle, 1789
Family:
GERANIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
L’Hér. (1789). In: W. Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 418.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
6-20 Centimetres
Height:
30 centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Geranium rapaceum, Carl Linnaeus, 1759.
Campylia carinata, Lindl. ex Sweet.
Dimacria coronillifolia, Sweet.
Geraniospermum carinatum, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum rapaceum, Kuntze.
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Geranium prolificum, L.
Geranium selinum, Andrews.
Hoarea carinata, Sweet.
Hoarea corydaliflora, Sweet.
Hoarea nutans, Sweet.
Hoarea rapacea, Sweet.
Pelargonium carinatum, J.C.Wendl.
Pelargonium carinatum, Sweet.
Pelargonium coronillifolium, Pers.
Pelargonium corydaliflorum, DC.
Pelargonium nutans, DC.
Pelargonium rutifolium, Baker.
Pelargonium selinum, Pers.
This member of the Geraniaceae family is found all the way up the western coast of South Africa, growing among rocks in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow up to 20 centimetres in diameter, the plant up to 30 centimetres height. The flowers are from white over crème coloured to pink with reddish markings.
The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'like a turnip' for the root. This is a winter-grower. A small inflorescence by Vered A. Mann.
Flower
White - Light Crème Coloured - Pink / Reddish
Soil
Grit - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium - Maximum
