| Author: |
Étienne Pierre Ventenat, 1804 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Western South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
| Height: |
15 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Pale Yellow - Crème / Red-Brownish |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Fringed-Leaves Stork's Bill |
| Synonyms: |
Geranium ciliatum, Antonio José Cavanilles, 1785.
Geranium radicatum, Friedrich August Marschall von
Bieberstein, 1808.
Geraniospermum radicatum, Kuntze.
Geranium concavifolium, Poir.
Hoarea radiata, Eckl. & Zeyh..
Hoarea radicata, Sweet.
Pelargonium concavifolium, Pers.
Pelargonium squamulosum, R.Knuth. |
This member of the Geraniaceae
family was
given this name by
Étienne Pierre Ventenat
in 1804. It is found in
western South Africa, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can
grow to three centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to fifteen
centimetres height. The flowers are from light yellow to dark crème
colure with red to brownish markings.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'tap-rooted'.
This is a winter-grower. |
