Author: |
C.L. L'Héritier de Brutelle,
1789 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
South
Africa, Namibia |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
1,2
Meter |
Flower:
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White
/ Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
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- |
Synonyms: |
Geranium carnosum L.
Pelargonium
brevipetalum N. E. Brown,
Pelargonium
crassicaule E.
Mey.,
Pelargonium
eberlanzii
Knuth,
Pelargonium
ferulaceum
var. polycephalum
William Henry
Harvey,
Pelargonium
mammulosum Wendl.,
Pelargonium
rotundipetalum
Vorster,
Geranium
carnosum, Linnaeus, 1755.
Geraniospermum carnosum, Kuntze
Geraniospermum ferulaceum,, Kuntze.
Geranium ferulaceum, Burm.f.
Otidia burmanniana, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Otidia carnosa, Lindl. ex Sweet
Otidia ferulacea ,Eckl. & Zeyh.
Pelargonium burmannianum, Steud.
Pelargonium carnosum subsp. ferulaceum, M.Becker
& F.Albers.
Pelargonium crassicaule, E.Mey.
Pelargonium eberlanzii, R.Knuth.
Pelargonium ferulaceum, Willd.
Pelargonium laxum, Steud.
Pelargonium
parviflorum, J.C.Wendl.
Pelargonium parviflorum subsp. orbipetalum,
R.T.F.Clifton.
Pelargonium parviflorum subsp. tuberculum,
M.Becker & F.Albers ex R.T.F.Clifton.
Pelargonium sisonifolium, Baker.
Some say
Pelargonium
parviflorum,
Johann Christoph Wendland,
1808. |
This member of the Geraniaceae family was first
given this name by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1789. It
is found in the southern part of Africa, growing in a well drained
soil with some water and lots of sun. It will raise up to 120
centimetres from a five centimetre caudex. The flowers are
white and pink, and the plant can be reproduced both by cuttings and seeds.
The genera name
from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which
resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'fleshy' for
the colour of the flowers.
This is a winter-grower.
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