... by goats, which graze shrubs during dry times. Pelargonium Best cultivated in a mixture comprising of half ... usually flower from the second year onwards. The name Pelargonium is derived from the Greek word pelargos , meaning ... ‘stork’ because the rostrum of the schizocarp in Pelargonium is thought to resemble the bill of a stork. The ...

... quick growing plant which usually only lasts about a year. Pelargonium grossularioides has a fairly wide distribution, ... Bees that are looking for nectar probably pollinate it. Pelargonium This would be a useful species where a very ... used at about every third or fourth watering if necessary. Pelargonium grossularioides is one of about 270 species of ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2002 Pelargonium graveolens  is an erect, much-branched shrub, ... regions, the summer is hot and the winter is mild, and Pelargonium graveolens is found growing on the mountains, in ... such as kloofs, usually in relatively moist habitats. Pelargonium graveolens has also been recorded in Zimbabwe and ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2010   Pelargonium denticulatum is a well branched strongly aromatic ... basal part about 6 mm long and a tail of about 35 mm long. Pelargonium denticulatum is restricted to a small region in ... being blown away, or carried away on moving animals. Pelargonium Pelargonium denticulatum can be propagated from ...

... National Botanical Garden November 2000   When in flower Pelargonium cucullatum is covered with pinkish, purple flowers and is the most conspicuous pelargonium in the south western Cape, especially when growing in dense masses.  Pelargonium cucullatum  is a fairly tall, sprawling shrub ...

... 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 ...