Author: | Carl
Ludwig von Willdenow, 1800 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
North-Western
South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
2,5 Centimetres |
Height: |
25 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pale Cream - Pink / Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Geranium stipulaceum Linnaeus Jr. 1781.
Pelargonium stipulaceum subsp. ovatostipulatum,
Vorster.
Pelargonium
ovatostipulatum*, Knuth, 1912 |
This member of the
Geraniaceae family was given this name by Carl
Ludwig von Willdenow in 1800. It is found
in the western South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to two
and a half
centimetres in diameter and ten centimetres long, the entire plant to
25 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are from crème to pink with dark red markings. The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'bearing stipules'.
This is a winter-grower,
flowering early in the growing season. However, it can be grown
all year round.
*)Pelargonium ovatostipulatum
might turn out to be a separate species due to the different in
their stipules and habitat. |