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 Photo by Brad Johnson.


Photo by Pete Liekkio, who points out: The flowers are more yellow than this photo shows.


Mine could have done with a bit more light!


Another clone with less red markings by Vered A. Mann.


Another clone with less red markings by Vered A. Mann.

Author: Ernst H. Friedrich Meyer, 1843
Family:  GERANIACEAE
Origin:  Springbook, South Africa
Soil:  Mix 
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  15 Centimetres
Height:  30 Centimetres
Flower:  Pale Yellowish / Maroon
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Geraniospermun obligatum, Kuntze, 1891

This member of the Geraniaceae family was described by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer in 1843. It is found in south-western Africa, growing in a well-drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 15 centimetres, the leaves only 30 centimetres. The flowers are almost white to pale yellowish with maroon markings, and it can be reproduced by cuttings as well.

The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'oblong-shaped'.

This is a winter-grower.


Photo by Vered A. Mann.


Photo by Vered A. Mann.


Photo by Vered A. Mann.


Photo by Vered A. Mann.


Photo by Vered A. Mann. Real pale yellow.