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Pelargonium hirtum

Pelargonium hirtum
Common names: hairy pelargonium, fine-leaved pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... is fairly common on the Cape Peninsula. The light seed of Pelargonium is a feathered, tail-like structure, which is ... chance of germination The specific pollinator of the hairy pelargonium is not known. Several other insects, including ... bees and butterflies, are involved with the pollination of Pelargonium grossularoides , P. peltatum , P. dolomiticum and ...

04 / 09 / 2017 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium alchemilloides

Pelargonium alchemilloides
Common names: lady’s mantle-leaved pelargonium, pink trailing pelargonium (Eng.); wildemalva, rankmalva (Afr.); inkubele (Xhosa); amanzemnyama, ishwaga, umangqeng
Family: Geraniaceae

... Harris Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden October 2017 Pelargonium alchemilloides is a hardy, sprawling perennial ... –Nov.), but may be found almost throughout the year. Pelargonium alchemilloides is widespread in all provinces of ... often found growing in disturbed areas. In Australia this pelargonium is on the Alert List for Environmental Weeds; it ...

02 / 10 / 2017 | Shireen Harris | Karoo Desert NBG
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Pelargonium sericifolium

Pelargonium sericifolium
Common names: silky pelargonium (Eng.); naaldekoker (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... frost in winter. The specific pollinator of the flowers of Pelargonium sericifolium is not known.  Bumble bees, ... of the insects that are involved with the pollination of Pelargonium . The light seeds of Pelargonium have a feathered, tail-like structure, which is ...

09 / 10 / 2017 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium salmoneum

Pelargonium salmoneum
Common names: salmon pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... Oliver Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2017 Pelargonium salmoneum is a bushy, evergreen shrublet of ... Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape. The specific pollinator of Pelargonium salmoneum is not known. Butterflies and various ... bees, are some of the insects that can be associated with pelargonium pollination. In this genus, all seeds have a ...

30 / 10 / 2017 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium carnosum subsp. carnosum

Pelargonium carnosum
Common names: fleshy-stalk pelargonium (Eng.); vetplantmalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... Ntuli Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden October 2018 Pelargonium carnosum subsp. carnosum is a succulent shrub of ... period is from autumn (April) to spring (September). Pelargonium carnosum is widely spread and occurs from ... 23ºC to 30ºC, and is not frost tolerant. During the day, Pelargonium carnosum is pollinated by bees, wasps and bee ...

01 / 10 / 2018 | Samkelisiwe Ntuli | Karoo Desert NBG
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Pelargonium incarnatum

Pelargonium incarnatum
Common names: ring stork’s-bill (Eng.); horlosie, vrouebossie (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... corolla to attract a variety of pollinators. In the genus Pelargonium the seed or mericarp has a feathered, tail-like ... a better chance of germination and ultimately of survival. Pelargonium Sow seed in late summer or early autumn in a ... water during the summer months. Companion plants for Pelargonium incarnatum can include: Lampranthus bicolor , ...

19 / 11 / 2018 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium heterophyllum

Pelargonium heterophyllum
Common names: because of its rarity there are no recorded common names
Family: Geraniaceae

... 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 ...

18 / 03 / 2019 | Joti Daya | CREW
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Pelargonium luridum

Pelargonium luridum
Common names: starburst pelargonium, waving pelargonium, stalk-flowered pelargonium (Eng.); wildemalva, rabassam (Afr.); inyonkulu, isandla sonwabu, umsongelo, unya
Family: Geraniaceae

... for providing the images used to illustrate this article. Pelargonium luridum is a summer-growing, deciduous, perennial ... in a season. The seeds are narrowly elliptic. Pelargonium luridum is not endemic to South Africa. It is ... in moist open areas, burnt fields and amongst grasses. Pelargonium seeds are interesting because attached to the ...

03 / 02 / 2020 | Fergy Nkadimeng | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Pelargonium gibbosum

Pelargonium gibbosum
Common names: gouty pelargonium, knotted pelargonium (Eng.); dikbeenmalva, knopmalva (Afr.),
Family: Geraniaceae

... Oliver Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden May 2020 Pelargonium gibbosum is a dense, scrambling shrub that can ... throughout the summer, from November to April. The gouty pelargonium is common in sandy and rocky places near the sea, ... at dusk, dawn or at night, such as a moth.  In the genus Pelargonium the seed or mericarp has a feathered, tail-like ...

25 / 05 / 2020 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium caledonicum

Pelargonium caledonicum
Common names: Caledon storksbill
Family: Geraniaceae

... insights and support, and Mr Klaus Wehrlin for the images. Pelargonium caledonicum is a deciduous geophyte that grows ... some extent bipinnate and covered with long, soft hairs. Pelargonium caledonicum develops an inflorescence that is a ... the tips. Flowering is in midsummer, December to January. Pelargonium caledonicum is endemic to South Africa. Although ...

11 / 10 / 2021 | Sithandokuhle Wendy Ngcongo | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Pelargonium cucullatum x betulinum 'Kommetjie'

Pelargonium ‘Kommetjie’
Common names: Kommetjie hybrid pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... between December and January. Natural hybrids between Pelargonium betulinum and several different forms of P. ... chance to germinate successfully and survive as seedlings. Pelargonium This species is propagated by means of cuttings ... same processes as for other species of (fynbos) Pelargonium can followed. Sow seed in early autumn in a ...

17 / 10 / 2022 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG
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