Pelargonium tricolor Curtis

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Rhizomatous shrublet to 30 cm. Leaves crowded, elliptic, roughly hairy, ± 2.5 x 1 cm. Flowers to 3 on short, branching peduncles, ± 25 mm diam., 2-or 3-coloured with white, pink and often bright red, petals wide; hypanthium 1-2 mm long, much shorter than pedicel.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) -
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Pelargonium tricolor unspecified picture

Distribution

Pelargonium tricolor world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:377116-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064407
COL ID 75ZBK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Campylia tricolor Geraniospermum tricolor Pelargonium tricolor Pelargonium violareum Phymatanthus tricolor Geranium tricolor