| Author: | Johann
Christoph Wendland, 1798 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Cape
Province; South Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
50
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White -
Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Geraniospermum alternan, Kuntze.
Geranium alternans, Poir.
Pelargonium alternans subsp. longicalcar,
M.Becker & F.Albers.
Pelargonium alternans subsp. parviinflorescens,
M.Becker & F.Albers. |
This member of the Geraniaceae family was first described
by Johann Christoph Wendland
in 1798. It is
found in the southern part of
South Africa, grows in
well-drained soil with some water and some sun. The stems will grow to
three centimetres in diameter, the whole plant can reach 50
centimetres height. The flowers are white, and
the plant 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 from Latin,
meaning 'alternating' for the alternately arranged leaflets of
the leaves.
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