| Author: | William
Henry Harvey, 1860 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
South-Western South Africa |
| Soil: |
Sandy |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
3,4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
6 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Cream
Coloured / Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Geraniospermum grenvilleae, Kuntze.
Geranium grenvilleae, Andrews.
Grenvillea conspicua, Sweet.
Pelargonium conspicuum, G.Don
Pelargonium grevillianum, Steud. |
This member of the
Geraniaceae family was given this name by William Henry
Harvey in 1860. It is found
in south-western South Africa, growing in sandy or other well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to three and a
half
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to six centimetres in
height. The
flowers are cream coloured with red markings.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species is named after the person who
brought it back to England: Lord Grenville.
This is a winter-grower. |
