PELARGONIUM STIPULACEUM

This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Carl Ludwig von Willdenow in 1800. It is found in the western South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to two and a half centimetres in diameter and ten centimetres long, the entire plant to 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are from crème to 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 means 'bearing stipules'. This is a winter-grower, flowering early in the growing season. However, it can be grown all year round.