Author: | Robert Sweet, 1822 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
Angola,
Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia,
North-Eastern South Africa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zambia,
Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
65
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Geranium luridum, Andrews, 1813.
Ciconium lucidum, Hoffmanns.
Geraniospermum aconitophyllum, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum flabellifolium, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum rehmannii, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum zeyheri, Kuntze.
Pelargonium aconitophyllum, F.Dietr.
Pelargonium benguellense, Warb.
Pelargonium flabellifolium, Harv.
Pelargonium heckmannianum, Engl.
Pelargonium hurifolium, Sweet.
Pelargonium longiscapum, Schltr. ex R.Knuth.
Pelargonium lucidum, F.Dietr.
Pelargonium polymorphum, E.Mey.
Pelargonium rehmannii, Szyszyl.
Pelargonium schlechteri, R.Knuth.
Pelargonium zeyheri, Harv.
Pelargonium zeyherianum, Dehnh.
Polyactium aconitophyllum, Eckl. & Zeyh. |
This member of the Geraniaceae family was
given this name by Robert Sweet in 1822. It is found in
the southern half of Africa,
growing in
well-drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex will grow
to five centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can reach 65
centimetres height. The flowers are pink, and
the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which
resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'dull
yellow', and then I'm lost. |