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Pelargonium elegans
... 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 ...
Pelargonium exstipulatum
... 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 ...
Pelargonium fruticosum
... NBG Trevor Adams Kirstenbosch NBG September 2010 Pelargonium fruticosum is a small shrublet, 450 mm tall. The ... basal part about 6 mm long and a tail about 35 mm long. Pelargonium fruticosum flowers throughout the year but has a peak period during September and November. Pelargonium fruticosum occurs in the southern Cape from ...
Pelargonium fulgidum
... 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 ...
Pelargonium gibbosum
... 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 ...
Pelargonium glutinosum
... 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 ...
Pelargonium grandiflorum
... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2011 Pelargonium grandiflorum is an erect straggling herbaceous ... to pink with darker blotches on the upper two petals. Pelargonium grandiflorum flowers from August to January. Pelargonium grandiflorum is restricted to the south western ...
Pelargonium graveolens
... 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 ...
Pelargonium greytonense
... 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 ...
Pelargonium grossularioides
... 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 ...
Pelargonium hermanniifolium
... 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. ...
Pelargonium heterophyllum
... 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 ...
Pelargonium hirtum
... 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 ...
Pelargonium hispidum
... 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 ...
Pelargonium incarnatum
... 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 , ...
Pelargonium inquinans
... 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 ...
Pelargonium ionidiflorum
... 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. ...
Pelargonium laevigatum
... 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 ...
Pelargonium lanceolatum
... Adams Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden June 2010 Pelargonium lanceolatum is an upright branching plant, 300 mm ... seed, and a spirally twisting tail (awn) about 35 mm long. Pelargonium lanceolatum has a limited distribution, ranging ... being blown away, or carried away on moving animals. Pelargonium Pelargonium lanceolatum can be propagated from ...
Pelargonium lobatum
... 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 ...