Old plant with
huge caudex. Photo by Vered A. Mann.
Wild plant from the Grootriverhoogte Pass.
Origin in the
Grootriverhoogte Pass.
The inflorescence by Vered A.
Mann.
A
large one, photographed by Alex Kugelberg in KEW.
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| Author: |
C.L. L'Héritier de Brutelle, 1789 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Southern
Cape - North West Cape; South Africa |
| Soil: |
Sand |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
| Height: |
25
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White
- Pale Yellow - Pale Pink / Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Geranium triste, L.
Geraniospermum flavum, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum triste, Kuntze.
Geranium daucifolium, Murray.
Geranium decumbens, Balb.
Geranium pastinacifolium, Mill.
Geranium villosum, Mill.
Pelargonium carotifolium, Hoffmanns.
Pelargonium coniophyllum, Steud.
Pelargonium daucifolium, Salisb.
Pelargonium daucoides, Jacq.
Pelargonium filipendulifolium, Sweet.
Pelargonium flavum, L'Hér.
Pelargonium laxatum, Harv.
Pelargonium millefoliatum, Sweet.
Pelargonium moestum, Hoffmanns.
Pelargonium papaverifolium, Steud.
Pelargonium tuberosum, Steud.
Polyactium coniophyllum, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Polyactium daucifolium, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Polyactium filipendulifolium, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Polyactium flavum, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Polyactium papaverifolium, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Polyactium triste, Eckl. & Zeyh. |
This member of the Geraniaceae
family was given this name by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle
in 1789. It is found in the Southern Cape to
the North West Cape in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil
like sand, receiving some water in the winters, and some sun. The
caudex will grow up to 20 centimetres in diameter, the whole plant
grows up to 25 centimetres in height. The flowers are white, pale
yellow, pale brown or pale pink with pink markings.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'dull', but I really like
this plant.
This is a
winter-grower. |
