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

Pelargonium A-C – Pelargonium D-L – Pelargonium M-P – Pelargonium Q-S – Pelaragonium T-Z

Pelargonium aciculatum 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 grenvilliae Pelargonium incrassatum
Pelargonium leptum Pelargonium lobatum Pelargonium longifolium Pelargonium luteolum
Pelargonium magenteum Pelargonium moniliforme Pelargonium oblongatum Pelargonium parvipetalum
Pelargonium petroselinifolium Pelargonium pilosellifolium Pelargonium pinnatum Pelargonium proliferum
Pelargonium radiatum Pelargonium rapaceum Pelargonium schizopetalum Pelargonium sidoides
Pelargonium species aff. aestivale Pelargonium species aff. reflexum Pelargonium species Pelargonium species nova
Pelargonium torulosum Pelargonium triandrum Pelargonium trifoliolatum Pelargonium triste
Pelargonium undulatum Pelargonium vinaceum Pelargonium violiflorum

Another good resource for Pelargonium is the Pelargonium web page

Pelargonium A-C – Pelargonium D-L – Pelargonium M-P – Pelargonium Q-S – Pelaragonium T-Z

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