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Pelargonium quercifolium

Pelargonium quercifolium flowers
Common names: oak-leaf pelargonium (Eng.); muishondbos (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden August 2009   Pelargonium quercifolium is an erect, much-branched, strongly ... to January with odd flowering times throughout the year. Pelargonium quercifolium is one of about 270 species of Pelargonium, most of which occur in southern Africa, and of ...

31 / 08 / 2009 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium laevigatum

Pelargonium laevigatum leaves and flowers
Common names: none
Family: Geraniaceae

... dry seeds with a feathered tail coiled into a spiral. Pelargonium laevigatum occurs in the southern Cape from the ... wind blows, so the corkscrew turns, much like a drill bit. Pelargonium Pelargoniums are one of the easiest plants to grow. Pelargonium laevigatum does best in full sun, in well-drained ...

22 / 06 / 2009 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium crassicaule

Pelargonium crassicaule flowers
Common names: none
Family: Geraniaceae

... E. Retief & S.P. Bester National Herbarium June 2009   Pelargonium crassicaule is a small, succulent plant with ... long and a tail of about 35 mm long. The distribution of Pelargonium crassicaule is limited to a narrow of land about ... less than 100 mm of rain per annum (mainly in winter) Pelargonium crassicaule is exposed to mist rolling in from ...

08 / 06 / 2009 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Pelargonium fulgidum

Pelargonium fulgidum flower
Common names: celandine-leaved pelargonium (Eng.); rooi malva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Wall Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2009   Pelargonium fulgidum is a perennial dwarf shrub with a ... occurs from winter to early summer (June to November). Pelargonium fulgidum grows on exposed, windswept granite ... to trap moisture by condensing fog on the leaves at night. Pelargonium Pelargonium fulgidum grows in the winter rainfall ...

25 / 05 / 2009 | Karen Wall | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium hispidum

Pelargonium hispidum
Common names: hispid pelargonium (Eng); grofharig (Afri.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Adams Kirstenbosh National Botanical Garden April 2009   Pelargonium hispidum is an erect, branched, evergreen shrub, ... peak flowering period in October and November. The hispid pelargonium occurs in the mountains of the Western Cape, the ... from being blown away, or carried away on moving animals. Pelargonium Pelargonium hispidum can be propagated from both ...

27 / 04 / 2009 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium scabrum

Pelargonium scabrum
Common names: rough-leaved pelargonium, three-pointed pelargonium (Eng.); hoenderbos (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Wall Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2009   Pelargonium scabrum is an erect, branched shrub, up to 1.2 m, ... tube is 3-12 mm long. The seed is produced in autumn. Pelargonium scabrum grows on rocky, sandstone slopes, usually ... to Western Cape and to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. Pelargonium seed is light in weight and has a feathered tail ...

16 / 03 / 2009 | Karen Wall | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium panduriforme

Pelargonium panduriforme flower
Common names: balsam-scented geranium, fiddle leaf geranium
Family: Geraniaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2009   Pelargonium panduriforme is an erect, well branched shrub. ... awn at the top (the dry styles) and containing one seed. Pelargonium panduriforme occurs from Antoniesberg in the area ... by changes in the humidity or the movement of animals. Pelargonium Pelargoniums are easily grown and fairly ...

23 / 02 / 2009 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium glutinosum

Pelargonium glutinosum flowers
Common names: balm-scented pelargonium, sticky-leaf pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... National Botanical Garden September 2008     Pelargonium glutinosum is an erect, well-branched, ... pear-shape. Reinhard Knuth in 1910 described this as Pelargonium erectum. Populations from the Limpopo Province ... considerable differences exist between the extreme forms. Pelargonium glutinosum occurs from Piketberg in the Western ...

22 / 09 / 2008 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium radens

Pelargonium radens flowers
Common names: rasp-leaved, multifid-leaved pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden August 2008 Pelargonium radens is an erect, closely branched shrub which ... The seeds are set immediately after its flowering period. Pelargonium radens occurs in the southern and eastern Cape, ... near streams or among shrubs on mountainsides. The seed of Pelargonium is quite interesting in that attached to the ...

25 / 08 / 2008 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium ionidiflorum

Image of flowers
Common names: violet-flower pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens June 2008   Pelargonium ionidiflorum is a small, woody shrublet, up to ... round and have wine-red markings on the posterior petals. Pelargonium ionidiflorum has a restricted distribution range. ... twisted around by the wind or by the movement of animals. Pelargonium This plant species is easy to grow from cuttings. ...

16 / 06 / 2008 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium abrotanifolium

Flowers
Common names: southernwood-leaf pelargonium (Eng.); klipmalvabossie, maagbossie, wildemalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden February 2008 Pelargonium abrotanifolium is an erect, branched shrublet, ... in red or purple. Flowering time: throughout the year. Pelargonium abrotanifolium has a wide distribution range in ... habitats where it occurs on rocky outcrops. The seed of Pelargonium is quite interesting: attached to the ...

25 / 02 / 2008 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium inquinans

Flower head
Common names: scarlet pelargonium ( Eng. ); wildemalva (Afr.), ibhosisi (Xho.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... NBG Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden August 2007 Pelargonium inquinans is a soft, woody shrub with a height of ... flower head. This species flowers through out the year.   Pelargonium inquinans has a distribution range from the ... on the leaves, and both species occur in similar habitats. Pelargonium is quite interesting in that attached to the ...

20 / 08 / 2007 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium magenteum

Pelargonium magenteum in habitat
Common names: magenta-flowered pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... Oliver Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden July 2007 Pelargonium magenteum,  a summer-deciduous, semi-succulent, ... deep magenta with dark spots or stripes on all the petals. Pelargonium magenteum flowers from mid-July to the end of August each year. Pelargonium magenteum occurs in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, ...

16 / 07 / 2007 | Roger Oliver | Karoo Desert NBG
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Pelargonium ovale

In flower
Family: Geraniaceae

... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2007 Pelargonium ovale is a low-growing, small shrub, up to 300 mm ... a peak flowering period from spring to summer. The genus Pelargonium belongs to the family Geraniaceae, a large family ... and 800 species in the subtropical and tropical world. Pelargonium occurs in S, E and NE Africa, Australia, New ...

21 / 05 / 2007 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium citronellum

Leaves
Common names: citronella pelargonium, lemon-scented pelargonium ( Eng. ); malva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... for information on the propagation and cultivation of Pelargonium citronellum and Alice Notten for helping with the writing of this article. Pelargonium citronellum is an evergreen, bushy, strongly ... its best in early summer (between September and October). Pelargonium citronellum grows in a small area near the ...

26 / 03 / 2007 | Luyanda Mjuleni | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium elegans

Growing in a pot
Common names: elegant pelargonium, stork's-bill (Eng.); malva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2007     Pelargonium elegans is a small tufted perennial up to 450 mm ... upper two petals. Flowering is from September to January. Pelargonium elegans is confined to coastal flats and dunes in ... It also occurs at Potberg near Malgas. The seed of Pelargonium is quite interesting: attached to the ...

26 / 02 / 2007 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium acetosum

Pelargonium acetosum
Common names: sorrel-leaved pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... Botanical Garden April 2006 updated October 2017   Pelargonium acetosum is a bushy, well-branched shrublet that ... into the soil, thus enhancing the chances of germination. Pelargonium The sorrel-leaved pelargonium can easily be grown from cuttings and seeds. ...

10 / 04 / 2006 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium triste

Pelargonium triste flowers
Common names: night-scented pelargonium ( Eng. ); kaneeltjie, rooiwortel (Afr.); wit n/eitjie (Khoi)
Family: Geraniaceae

... NBG Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch NBG February 2006 Pelargonium triste is a geophytic species that has a large, ... scented at night. Plants flower from August to February. Pelargonium triste occurs from Steinkopf in Northern Cape to ... Fresh leaves emerge from the tubers when it rains again. Pelargonium Pelargonium triste can be grown from cuttings, ...

27 / 02 / 2006 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium capitatum

Flowers
Common names: rose-scented pelargonium, coast pelargonium ( Eng. ); kusmalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... NBG Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch NBG November 2005 Pelargonium capitatum is a shrubby or bushy, low-growing ... flowers from September to October. The rose-scented pelargonium occurs from Lamberts Bay, all along the coast, ... grows well on sand dunes or low hillsides near the coast. Pelargonium capitatum is commonly found growing in disturbed ...

28 / 11 / 2005 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium peltatum

Pelargonium peltatum
Common names: ivy-leaved pelargonium, ivy pelargonium, wild sorrel, cascading pelargonium (Eng.); kolsuring, wildemalva (Afr.); umnewana, ityholo (isiXhosa)
Family: Geraniaceae

... National Botanical Garden Updated November 2019   Pelargonium peltatum is a climbing, semi-succulent perennial, ... in spring and early summer, from September to December. Pelargonium peltatum grows along coastal and succulent scrub ... Carpenter bees are also frequent visitors to the plants. Pelargonium Propagation of Pelargonium peltatum is very easy. ...

17 / 10 / 2005 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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