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Pelargonium crispum

Pelargonium crispum
Common names: lemon-scented pelargonium, crisped-leaf pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden June  2011   Pelargonium crispum is an erect, much-branched shrub that ... from August to April with a peak in September and October. Pelargonium crispum occurs from Worcester to Bredasdorp in ... around by the wind or affected by the movement of animals. Pelargonium Pelargonium crispum is ideal for any garden as it ...

06 / 06 / 2011 | Olivia Tyambetyu | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Pelargonium reniforme

Pelargonium reniforme
Common names: kidney-leaved pelargonium (Eng.); rooirabas (Afr.); iyeza lesikhali, ikubalo, umsongelo (isiXhosa)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2011 Pelargonium reniforme is a small, upright perennial shrublet ... venation than the upper surface. Long petioles typify this pelargonium, with awl-shaped stipules found at their bases. ... or seven fertile stamens are present. The kidney-leaved pelargonium is fairly common in the Eastern Cape ranging from ...

04 / 07 / 2011 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium acraeum

Illustration of P. acraeum by M.E. Connell
Common names: horseshoe pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2012   Pelargonium acraeum is a small shrub up to 1 m, or ... June and again in the spring months (September-November). Pelargonium acraeum is found on the mountains of the eastern ... are moderate. Attached to the elliptic seed of Pelargonium is a feather-like tail that is coiled in a ...

02 / 04 / 2012 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium hermanniifolium

Common names: none recorded
Family: Geraniaceae

... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2012   Pelargonium hermanniifolium is an erect, multi-stemmed woody ... from September to April with a marked peak in spring. Pelargonium hermanniifolium occurs in the Western Cape from ... where it grows in sandy soils derived from sandstone Pelargonium crispum which is fairly closely related to P. ...

21 / 05 / 2012 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium exstipulatum

Plant in flower
Common names: sweet-scented pelargonium, soft-leaved trifid pelargonium, scented penny-royal (Eng.); vaalblaarmalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Millenium Seed Bank Partnership, Kirstenbosch June 2012   Pelargonium exstipulatum is a somewhat woody shrublet that ... petioles (leaf stalks) often remain behind on the stems. Pelargonium exstipulatum has a long flowering period starting ... genera and roughly 219 species of the Geraniaceae family. Pelargonium exstipulatum grows in sandy soil in rocky ...

18 / 06 / 2012 | Olivia Tyambetyu | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Pelargonium odoratissimum

Plant in flower
Common names: sweet-scented pelargonium, peppermint pelargonium, apple-scented or apple-rose-scented geranium
Family: Geraniaceae

Kirstenbosch NBG Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch NBG June 2012   Pelargonium odoratissimum is a perennial and relatively ... species flowers throughout the year except for midsummer. Pelargonium odoratissimum is common in the southern Western ... being blown away, or carried away by moving animals.   Pelargonium Pelargoniums are easily grown, fairly adaptable ...

25 / 06 / 2012 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium greytonense

Flowers and leaves
Common names: Greyton pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... NBG Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch Gardens November 2012     Pelargonium greytonense is an erect, much branched 1 m shrub ... with a peak flowering period in October and November. Pelargonium greytonense has a small distribution area in the ... five seeds per flower, have a good chance of germinating. Pelargonium Pelargoniums are found growing in most areas of ...

26 / 11 / 2012 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium pseudoglutinosum

Flowers
Family: Geraniaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2013     Pelargonium pseudoglutinosum is an erect to decumbent well ... to January with odd flowering times throughout the year. Pelargonium pseudoglutinosum has a limited distribution in ... blows, so the corkscrew turns, much like a drill bit.   Pelargonium Pelargonium pseudoglutinosum can be propagated ...

11 / 02 / 2013 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium scabroide

Flowers of P.scabroide
Common names: no names recorded
Family: Geraniaceae

... Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens March 2013   Pelargonium scabroide is a decumbent to erect branched shrub, ... and has been recorded in flower from November to February. Pelargonium scabroide has a small distribution range on the ... regularly during winter, and summers are very dry and hot. Pelargonium seed is interesting in that, attached to the ...

18 / 03 / 2013 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium trifidum

Flowers
Common names: Brittle-stalked pelargonium (Eng.); maklikbreekmalva (Afr.) )
Family: Geraniaceae

... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2013   Pelargonium trifidum is an aromatic sprawling shrublet with ... two petals. The shrub flowers from September to January. Pelargonium trifidum occurs both in the Western and Eastern ... clayey soils in Spekboomveld, Gwarrieveld and Apronveld. Pelargonium trifidum is pollinated by long-tongue flies. ...

06 / 05 / 2013 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium multicaule

Flowers of Pelargonium multicaule
Family: Geraniaceae

... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2013   Pelargonium multicaule is a well branched decumbent ... loamy soils in Renosterveld, Fynbos, and Waboomveld. Pelargonium multicaule has a wide distribution range. It ... annual rainfall is relatively low in both regions. This pelargonium is mostly found growing in mountainous habitats ...

01 / 07 / 2013 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium alternans

Plant in flower
Common names: blomkoolmalva, koolmalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... of the inflorescence bears one to four flowers each. Pelargonium alternans has a long flowering period and it is ... root system adapted for growing between rocks. Pelargonium alternans is found in the dry areas of the ... and when the area is dry they will eat the stems as well. Pelargonium Pelargonium alternans is easily cultivated from ...

21 / 07 / 2014 | Lize Wolfaardt | Karoo Desert NBG
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Pelargonium album

Plant in flower
Common names: Pilgrim's Rest Pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... ensures more seed have a better chance of germination. Pelargonium Pelargonium album can be propagated from cuttings. Cuttings ... can be fed with a liquid, seaweed-based fertilizer. This pelargonium grows well where it gets exposed to moist, light ...

08 / 12 / 2014 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium setulosum

Pelargonium setulosum flower, with peculiar, basal nectar spots on the two upper petals (Jeff Shapiro, iSpot)
Common names: bristle-leaf pelargonium, bristle-leaf stork’s-bill (Eng.); malva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... between September and January. The distribution range of Pelargonium setulosum is restricted to the Western Cape ... and ensures that seeds are drilled into the soil. Pelargonium This species is best suited for semi-shaded areas ... or shade and maintain moist conditions. The genus name Pelargonium is derived from the Greek word pelargos , meaning ...

07 / 03 / 2016 | Marianne le Roux | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Pelargonium articulatum

Pelargonium articulatum, cream or white flowers in early summer
Common names: cliff pelargonium (Eng.); kransmalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden September 2016 Pelargonium articulatum is a semi-geophyte, with an ... usually have purple markings on them and orange stamens. Pelargonium articulatum often grows on rocky slopes, in rocky ... on shale, dolerite and tillite soils. The leaves of Pelargonium articulatum are very hairy, that is an adaptation ...

26 / 09 / 2016 | Lize Wolfaardt | Karoo Desert NBG
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Pelargonium lobatum

Pelargonium lobatum
Common names: vine-leaved pelargonium (Eng.); aandblom, aandkaneelbol, kaneelbol, nachtbloem (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2016 Pelargonium lobatum is a geophyte with large, hard and ... sheds all its leaves during the warm, dry summer months. Pelargonium Grow Pelargonium lobatum in well-drained soil, in rockeries or as ...

26 / 09 / 2016 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium rapaceum

Pelargonium rapaceum, unusual pea-flower-like flowers
Common names: mountain potato (Eng.); bergpatat, bergaartappel, norra, norretjie (Afr.); !norra (Nama)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden December 2016 Pelargonium rapaceum is a winter-growing, perennial herb, ... ripen during the driest and hottest months at the Cape.  Pelargonium rapaceum is one of the most common pelargoniums ... whereas the molehills provide beds of soft soil in which Pelargonium rapaceum seeds can germinate and some parts of ...

26 / 12 / 2016 | Shireen Harris | Karoo Desert NBG
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Pelargonium tricolor

Pelargonium tricolor
Common names: three-colour storksbill, three-colour pelargonium (Eng.); gesiggiemalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Oliver Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2017 Pelargonium tricolor is a rhizomatous, low-growing shrublet ... the leaf surface lends a grey-green colour to the leaves. Pelargonium tricolor forms part of a group of four species in the section Campylia (Sweet) of the genus Pelargonium which have ‘warty areas’ at the bases of the ...

16 / 01 / 2017 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium vanderwaltii

Pelargonium vanderwaltii
Common names: Otjihipa pelargonium (Eng.); Otjihipa malva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... and Conservation, University of the W. Cape. May 2017 Pelargonium vanderwaltii is a perennial, succulent to ... The seed (mericarps) is 5 mm long, the tail 12 mm long. Pelargonium vanderwaltii is known only from Kaokoveld in ... dry, cooler and with occasional fog from the Namib Desert. Pelargonium vanderwaltii is pollinated by insects. Solitary ...

29 / 05 / 2017 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium paniculatum

Pelargonium paniculatum
Common names: no common names on record
Family: Geraniaceae

... Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden July 2017   Pelargonium paniculatum is a summer deciduous, succulent ... to be dispersed by wind. This species is very similar to Pelargonium crithmifolium , however, P. paniculatum can be ... by the non-persistent, much-branched inflorescence. Pelargonium paniculatum has a restricted natural ...

24 / 07 / 2017 | Sinikeziwe Ncaphayi | Karoo Desert NBG
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