WorldFloraDB - Pelargonium odoratissimum

Characteristics

Prostrate, subshrub, 0.1-0.3 m high; main stem short and thick, flowering branches herbaceous, sprawling, up to 0.6 m long; roots slightly tuberous. Leaves strongly apple-mint-scented, simple; lamina roundish, ovate-cordate, 30-40 mm in diam., apple-green, shallowly lobed, base cordate, margins obtusely crenate; pubescent with fine, short hairs; petioles very long. Inflorescences of 3-10-flowered pseudo-umbels. Petals 5, slightly longer than sepals, white or occasionally pale pink; posterior 2 with crimson markings. Flowering time Jan.-Nov.

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Aromatic shrublet to 20 cm. Leaves cordate to round, velvety hairy, 3-12 cm diam. Flowers 3-10, ± 15 mm diam., white; hypanthium 5-10 mm long, ± as long as pedicel.

Life form	perennial
Growth form
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter)	0.4 - 0.65
Mature height (meter)	0.15 - 0.25
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Usage

Uses	essential oil medicinal
Edible	fruits leaves
Therapeutic use	Perfume (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°)	-3
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