OT - Pelargonium betulinum

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Mon, 16 Jul 2018 15:35:43 PDT
Pelargonium betulinum is off-topic, since it doesn't have a tuber, but it came originally from the UC Irvine winter-rainfall bulb garden plant sale. I'm hoping somebody here might grow it and have pruning suggestions.
http://pza.sanbi.org/pelargonium-betulinum/

This is a winter-rainfall shrubby plant from the southern coast of Africa. In my mother's southern Orange County, California garden it grows vigorously and blooms beautifully. It is seldom out of bloom, though early to mid summer features the most flowers.,

However, it develops very long, lanky, leafless stems, to a meter or more, that hang down with the weight of the tuft of leaves and flowers at the tip. Is this a plant best managed with drastic pruning every year or two?

It produces plenty of seed. It was in flower in a "1 gallon" / 3.78 liter standard nursery pot when I bought it some years ago. I know the BX has offered non-tuberous plants in the past. Is anybody interested in seed?

Leo Martin
Phoenix Arizona USA
Zone 9b?

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