Photo
by Vered A. Mann.
The caudex
by Vered A. Mann. P. auritum var. carneum.
The
different leave forms by Vered A. Mann. Pelargonium auritum
var. auritum
Pete Liekkio' photo of an
adult Pelargonium auritum var. auritum.
Drawing of Pelargonium auritum var.
auritum.
Drawing of Pelargonium auritum var.
carneum.
The caudex
by Vered A. Mann. Pelargonium auritum var. auritum. |
Author: | Carl
Ludwig von Willdenow, 1800 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
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Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
3,5
Centimetres |
Height: |
15
Centimetres |
Flower:
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White / Pale
Pink - Dark Purple / Black |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
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Synonyms: |
Pelargonium auritum var. auritum:
Geranium auritum Linnaeus, 1753.
Geranium
prolificum var. auritum, Linnaeus, 1763.
Geranium
hirsutum Burm.f..
Pelargonium hirsutum Aiton.
Hoarea unduliflora Sweet.
Pelargonium melananthon
Jacq.
Pelargonium hirsutum var. melananthum
Harv.
Pelargonium atrum L'Hér.
Pelargonium dioicum
Aiton.
Pelargonium unduliflorum G.Don.
Pelargonium auritum
var. carneum:
Geranium ensatum Thunb.
Pelargonium ensatum
Augustin Pyramus
de Candolle, 1824.
Pelargonium ovalifolium DC.
Pelargonium
reticulatum DC.
Pelargonium strigosum Steud.
Pelargonium hirsutum var. carneum Harv.
Hoarea
ovalifolia Sweet .
Hoarea reticulata Sweet.
Hoarea strigosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
Pelargonium auritum
subsp. carneum J.J.A.van der Walt, 1980. |
This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name
by Carl Ludwig von Willdenow in 1800. It is
found on the southern coast of South Africa, growing in well-drained
soil with some water and sun. The caudex can grow to three and a half centimetre
in diameter and the plant will grow up to fifteen centimetres. The
flowers are from P. a. carneum's white with pink markings to
P. a.
auritum's dark purple with black
markings. The genera
name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits,
which resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'having
large ears, long-eared' for the leaves.
The leave form
changes a lot, and different forms can be fond on a single plant.
All from single leaves to complex as seen on the drawings below. This
occurs in both variations, and it is the colour of the flower;
petals, that makes the different:
Pelargonium
auritum var. auritum is found in Western Cape, and its
petals are dark purple to black. Pelargonium
auritum var. carneum is found in Eastern Cape, and the
petals are white to pale pink. They meet around Port Elizabeth.
This is a winter-grower.
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The flowers by
Vered A. Mann. Pelargonium auritum var. auritum
The flowers by
Vered A. Mann. First year P. a. var. a flowered, the flowers were
significantly lighter in colour.
My humble
P. auritum var.
carneum, suffering from the lack of dissent sunlight.
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