Pelargonium

Pelargonium is a genus in the family Geraniaceae with more than 250 species, most of which are found in Southern Africa and especially in the winter rainfall area. Some of them are geophytes with a subterranean stem tuber and often root tubers as well. Many of them are from very dry areas and may appear only in a year when there is adequate rainfall. They need to be grown in well-drained slightly acidic soil in an open sunny location. On this page we will only include the geophytic species.

Tuberous Pelargonium was a topic of the week in August 2004. To read David Victor's very interesting introductions, see Part 1 and Part 2

Michael Vassar on tuberous Pelargonium culture - alternative link.

Another reference is Charles Craib's book on Geophytic Pelargoniums.

Photos below show the variety of leaves.

To find information about species included on the wiki, click on the pages arranged alphabetically by species or on a specific species from the table below.
Pelargonium a-c - Pelargonium d-l - Pelargonium m-p - Pelargonium q-s - Pelargonium t-z

Pelargonium species
Pelargonium aciculatum	Pelargonium aestivale	Pelargonium alchemilloides	Pelargonium appendiculatum
Pelargonium asarifolium	Pelargonium auritum var. auritum	Pelargonium barklyi	Pelargonium bowkeri
Pelargonium bubonifolium	Pelargonium caledonicum	Pelargonium campestre	Pelargonium carneum
Pelargonium caroli-henrici	Pelargonium dipetalum	Pelargonium echinatum	Pelargonium fasciculaceum
Pelargonium grenvilleae	Pelargonium incrassatum	Pelargonium leptum	Pelargonium lobatum
Pelargonium longifolium	Pelargonium luteolum	Pelargonium magenteum	Pelargonium moniliforme
Pelargonium oblongatum	Pelargonium ochloleucum	Pelargonium parvipetalum	Pelargonium petroselinifolium
Pelargonium pilosellifolium	Pelargonium pinnatum	Pelargonium proliferum	Pelargonium pulverulentum
Pelargonium punctatum	Pelargonium radiatum	Pelargonium radulifolium	Pelargonium rapaceum
Pelargonium reflexum	Pelargonium reniforme	Pelargonium schizopetalum	Pelargonium sidoides
Pelargonium species	Pelargonium species nova	Pelargonium torulosum	Pelargonium triandrum
Pelargonium trifoliolatum	Pelargonium triste	Pelargonium undulatum	Pelargonium vinaceum
Pelargonium violiflorum