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Photo by David Victor.


A single flower by Vered A. Mann.


Flowers by David Victor.


Flowering plant by Vered A. Mann.

Author: Elizabeth M. Marais, 1994
Family:  GERANIACEAE
Origin:  Southern South Africa
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium - Maximum
Thickness:  2 Centimetres
Height:  5 Centimetres
Flower:  Cream - Pale Yellow / Red
Propagate:  Seeds
Names:  -
Synonyms:  -

This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Elizabeth M. Marais in 1994. It is found in the Cape Province in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to two centimetres in diameter and six centimetres long, the entire plant to five centimetres in height, 20 with the inflorescence. The flowers are from cream to pale yellow with a few red dots..

The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name its three, very long fertile stamens.


Flowering plant by Vered A. Mann.


Dormant plant by Vered A. Mann.


Dormant plant by Vered A. Mann.