Author: | Johann Christoph Wendland,
1808 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
Western
Cape Province; South Africa |
Soil: |
Mix - Grit |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Maximum |
Thickness: |
3 Centimetres |
Height: |
25 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Whitish -
Cream |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Might
be:
Pelargonium carnosum,
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle,
1789. |
This member of the Geraniaceae
family was given this name by Johann Christoph Wendland in
1808. It is found
in the Western
Cape Province in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to three
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 25 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white to cream coloured.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'small flowers'.
It is
said the leaves smell of coconut. |