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.

Pelargonium barklyi, leaves, Mary Sue IttnerPelargonium campestre, David VictorPelargonium dipetalum, David VictorPelargonium pinnatum, David VictorPelargonium radiatum, David VictorPelargonium trifoliolatum, David Victor

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, Gigi Laidler, iNaturalist, CC BY-NC [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium aciculatum
Pelargonium species aff. aestivale, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium aestivale
Pelargonium alchemilloides, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium alchemilloides
Pelargonium appendiculatum, Andrew Harvie [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium appendiculatum
Pelargonium asarifolium, Carina Lochner, iNaturalist, CC BY-NC [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium asarifolium
Pelargonium auritum, Andrew Wilson [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium auritum var. auritum
Pelargonium barklyi, Namaqualand, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium barklyi
Pelargonium bowkeri, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium bowkeri
Pelargonium bubonifolium, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium bubonifolium
Pelargonium caledonicum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium caledonicum
Pelargonium campestre, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium campestre
Pelargonium carneum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium carneum
Pelargonium caroli-henrici, Nick Helme, iNaturalist, CC BY-SA [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium caroli-henrici
Pelargonium dipetalum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium dipetalum
Pelargonium echinatum, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium echinatum
Pelargonium fasciculaceum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium fasciculaceum
Pelargonium grenvilleae, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium grenvilleae
Pelargonium incrassatum, Bob Rutemoeller [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium incrassatum
Pelargonium leptum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium leptum
Pelargonium lobatum, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium lobatum
Pelargonium longifolium, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium longifolium
Pelargonium luteolum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium luteolum
Pelargonium magenteum, Mary Sue Ittner [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium magenteum
Pelargonium moniliforme, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium moniliforme
Pelargonium oblongatum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium oblongatum
Pelargonium ochloleucum, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium ochloleucum
Pelargonium parvipetalum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium parvipetalum
Pelargonium petroselinifolium, Brian du Preez, iNaturalist, CC BY-SA [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium petroselinifolium
Pelargonium pilosellifolium, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium pilosellifolium
Pelargonium pinnatum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium pinnatum
Pelargonium proliferum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium proliferum
Pelargonium pulverulentum, Maclear, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium pulverulentum
Pelargonium punctatum, Andrew Wilson [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium punctatum
Pelargonium radiatum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium radiatum
Pelargonium radulifolium, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium radulifolium
Pelargonium rapaceum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium rapaceum
Pelargonium reflexum, Douglas Euston-Brown, iNaturalist, CC BY-SA [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium reflexum
Pelargonium reniforme, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium reniforme
Pelargonium schizopetalum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium schizopetalum
Pelargonium sidoides, Cameron McMaster [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium sidoides
Pelargonium species, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium species
Pelargonium species nova, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium species nova
Pelargonium torulosum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium torulosum
Pelargonium triandrum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium triandrum
Pelargonium trifoliolatum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium trifoliolatum
Pelargonium triste, Lion's Head, Bob Rutemoeller [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium triste
Pelargonium undulatum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium undulatum
Pelargonium vinaceum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium vinaceum
Pelargonium violiflorum, David Victor [Shift+click to enlarge, Click to go to wiki entry]
Pelargonium violiflorum


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