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Pelargonium sidoides
Common names: black pelargonium (Eng.) kalwerbossie, rabassam (Afr.), ikubalo, iyeza lesikhali (Xhosa), khoara-e-nyenyane (Southern Sotho), umckaloabo (German remed
Family: Geraniaceae
A tufted pelargonium with velvety silver leaves and almost black flowers that is a well known medicinal plant in South Africa....
28 / 05 / 2001 | Ebrahim Lawrence | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium suburbanum subsp. suburbanum
Common names: dune pelargonium (Eng.) wildemalva
Family: Geraniaceae
A groundcover with showy magenta flowers in spring and early summer, ideal for sandy banks, rockeries and hanging baskets. Many species and hybrids of Pelargonium are...
17 / 09 / 2001 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium ternatum
Family: Geraniaceae
this is a beautiful hardy pelargonium that is suited to a miniature rockery....
16 / 05 / 2011 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Protea grandiceps
Common names: red sugarbush, red protea (Eng.); rooisuikerbos, rooisuikerkan (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae
This is a very slow growing fynbos shrub that produces excellent, long lasting, red flowerheads, beautiful for garden display and as a cut flower, and...
08 / 05 / 2016 | Mashudu Nndanduleni | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium tetragonum
Common names: square-stemmed pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae
With its square, jointed, succulent stems, this fascinating pelargonium could easily mislead the casual observer into mistaking it for a member of the...
18 / 10 / 2004 | T Hutton-squire | Kirstenbosch NBG
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