Author: | Augustin
P. de Candolle, 1824 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
Height: |
25 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Dark
Maroon - Black |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Kalwerbossie, Rabassam |
Synonyms: |
Cortusina sidifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Geraniospermum sidifolium, Kuntze.
Geranium sidifolium, Thunb.
Pelargonium purpurascens, Eeden ex Hoffmanns.
Pelargonium rigidum, H.L.Wendl. ex Hoffmanns.
Pelargonium spectabile, Link.
Pelargonium spectabile, Sweet.
By
mistake: Pelargonium sidioides |
This member of the Geraniaceae family was
given this name by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1824. It is found in
southern South Africa, growing in summertime in a well
drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The stem
can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 25
centimetres in height. The flowers are from dark maroon to almost
black.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name mean resemblance
of Sida rhombifolia. |