| Author: |
William Henry Harvey, 1862 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Eswatini, South
Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
3
Centimetres |
| Height: |
40
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White / Pale
Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Geraniaceae family was described by William Henry Harvey. It is found
in Eswatini and South
Africa; KwaZulu-Natal in rocky slopes, growing in
well-drained soil with some water and lots of sun. It will raise to
40 centimetres from a three centimetre caudex, and the flowers are white and pale red. It can be
reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name after James Henry Bowker,
1822-1900, a South African naturalist and government official. |
