Author: |
C.L. L'Héritier de Brutelle, 1792 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
Western
Cape; South
Africa |
Soil: |
Mixed |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
Height: |
20 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White -
Cream -Yellow - Salmon - Pink - Deep Purple / Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Geranium pinnatum, Carl Linnaeus, 1753.
Geranium
prolificum var. pinnatum, Linne, 1763.
Dimacria astragalifolia, Sweet.
Dimacria pinnata, Sweet.
Geraniospermum astragalifolium, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum pinnatum, Kuntze.
Geranium astragalifolium, Cav.
Geranium coronillaefolium, Andrews.
Hoarea angustifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea astragalifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea foliolosa, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea lessertiifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea ornithopifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea pinnata, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Pelargonium astragalifolium, Jacq.
Pelargonium lessertiifolium, F.Dietr.
Pelargonium ornithopifolium, F.Dietr.
Pelargonium trifoliatum, Steud. |
This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1792. It is found
in the southern Western Cape of South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to three
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are from white over cream to yellow, salmon, pink with dark
purple markings. The genera name
from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which
resembles the bills of storks. The species name
referring to the pinnate leaves.
This is a winter-grower. |