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Taxonomy

Notes:

Publishing author: DC. Publication: Prodr. (DC.) 1: 680 1824 [mid Jan 1824]

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Physical Description

Genus Pelargonium:

Perennial with rarely entire leaves. Flowers showy, umbellate, irregular. Posticous sepal prolonged into a nectiferous spur. Fruit beaked.

A genus of 250 species, mostly S. African and tropical. Also E. Mediterranean region, S. Arabia, India, Australia and New Zealand. Represented in Pakistan by 1 cultivated species.^[1]

Habit: Evergreen.

Flowers: Erect stems bear five-petaled flowers in umbel-like clusters called pseudoumbels (2 upper & 3 lower petals that are not equal in size). Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. • Bloom Period: April, May. • Flower Color: mauve, rose

Foliage: Velvety fuzzy-textured evergreen foliage. • Summer foliage: Leaves are usually alternate, and palmately lobed or pinnate.

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Distribution

Range and Population

Native to South Africa.

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: Beds. Borders. Pots. Contaners. Hanging baskets. Indoor house plants. • Care: Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Prune old flowers to encourage reblooming. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

Growth

Culture: Space 9-12" apart.

Soil: Soil: Needs well-drained, slightly acidic soil. A growing medium that is high in organic material, such as a freely-draining mix for houseplants, is satisfactory for geraniums. Another good growing mix consists of equal parts garden loam, peat moss and coarse sand or perlite. Can tolerate soil acidity from 6.1 to 7.8 pH.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: High • Water Requirements: Once established needs only occasional water.

Temperature: Heat Zones: High: 12 (>210 days) Low:9 (>120 to 150 days) (map) • Cold Hardiness: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pelargonium:

There are approximately 6,977 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: P. multicale subherbaceum · P. reniforme velutinum · P. stipulaceum ovato-stipulatum · P. abbreviatum · P. abutiloides · P. accedens · P. aceroides · P. acetabulosum · P. acidum · P. actinogramma · P. acutangulum · P. acutidentatum · P. acutifolium · P. acutilobum · P. adelinae · P. adscendens · P. adventitium · P. aemulum · P. affluens · P. agathosmum · P. agonizans · P. albinotatum · P. alienatum · P. allenii · P. alstromeriae · P. altum · P. amabile · P. amaryllidis · P. amauron · P. amoenum · P. ampliatum · P. anacampton · P. anais · P. anisodonton · P. annesleyanum · P. anomalanthum · P. anomalum · P. anosmon · P. anthriscifolium · P. antonianum · P. aquilinum · P. ardescens · P. argutum · P. atropurpureum · P. atrorubens · P. atrovirens · P. augustissimum · P. aulicum · P. aurantiacum · P. aurareum · P. auriculaeflorum · P. auriculatum · P. avronianum · P. bakerianum · P. baldinianum · P. barclayanum · P. basiicum · P. baumannianum · P. beadoniae · P. belladonna · P. biflorum · P. bipinnatifidum · P. bishopae · P. bivulnerum · P. bluntianum · P. boleyniae · P. boscaweniae · P. brassicatum · P. brayanum · P. brevipes · P. brightianum · P. broadleyae · P. broughtoniae · P. bryoniaefolium · P. burnettianum · P. byronianum · P. calamistratum · P. calliston · P. callodon · P. calocephalon · P. calographicum · P. calycinum · P. camaldulense · P. campyliaeflorum · P. campylosepalum · P. carbasinum · P. carbonatum · P. carnescens · P. carolinaeum · P. cartilagineum · P. caryophyllaceum · P. castaliaefolium · P. castum · P. cavrianum · P. cephalanthum · P. cernuum · P. chaerophyllum · P. chamaerhodon · P. chandleri · P. charlwoodii

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Notes

Contributors:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 26, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:

• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15500579
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:377008-1
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 710424

Footnotes:

1. YASIN J. NASIR "Pelargonium". in Flora of Pakistan page 41. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.