PELARGONIUM UNDULATUM
Author:
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, 1806
Family:
GERANIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Harv. (1860). In: Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 1: 262.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
5 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Dimacria undulata Sweet, 1826.
Geranium barbatum var. undulatum Andrews.
Geranium undulatum Andrews, 1803.
Dimacria virginea, Sweet.
Geranium undulatum, Andrews.
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Geranium virgineum, Poir.
Pelargonium undulatipetalum, Pasq.
Pelargonium undulifolium, Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr.
Pelargonium virgineum, Pers.
This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1806. It is found in the central South Africa, growing in a sandy and well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to five centimetres in height. The flowers are from white over cream and yellow to pink with 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 shape of the petal edge: Undulate. The leaves by Cactus Jordi, Davesgarden.com.
Flower
White - Cream -Yellow - Pink / Red
Soil
Sandy
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
