Pelargonium is from Ancient Greek πελαργός (pelargós = 'stork'). Another name for pelargonium is 'storksbill' after the shape of its fruit; 'cordifolium' refers to the heart-shaped leaves (cor/cordis being 'heart' in Latin).
Descriptionedit
Pelargonium cordifolium is a large, spreading species, growing up to 1.5 metres tall. It is a hairy plant with a slight apple scent and pale pink flowers with dark veins appearing from March to July. Its flat or curled, heart-shaped leaves are finely to coarsely toothed, entire or shallowly lobed, dark green on the upper surface and white-matted below. It is valued as a houseplant or as an outdoor perennial, climate permitting. Its leaves may be used in potpourris.[3]
Cultivars and hybridsedit
There are a few cultivars and hybrids of Pelargonium cordifolium. These include:
Pelargonium cordifolium var. rubrocinctum - A variety with slightly paler leaves and reddish - pink flowers with maroon veins.
Pelargonium cordifolium 'Caroline's Citrine' - A variety with golden leaves and dark blotches in the centre.
Pelargonium cordifolium 'Donn's Goldstrike' - A variety with golden leaves similar to P.'Caroline's Citrine' but without the dark green blotches.
Referencesedit
^"Pelargonium cordifolium (Cav.) Curtis". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
^"Pelargonium cordifolium (Cav.) Curtis". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
pelargonium, cordifolium, plant, endemic, fynbos, region, southern, cape, south, africa, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, clade, rosids, order, geraniales, family, geraniaceae, genus, pela. Pelargonium cordifolium is a plant endemic to the fynbos region of the Southern Cape of South Africa Pelargonium cordifolium Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Geraniales Family Geraniaceae Genus Pelargonium Species P cordifolium Binomial name Pelargonium cordifolium Cav Curtis 1 2 Synonyms Pelargonium cordatum L Her Contents 1 Etymology 2 Description 3 Cultivars and hybrids 4 References 5 GalleryEtymology editPelargonium is from Ancient Greek pelargos pelargos stork Another name for pelargonium is storksbill after the shape of its fruit cordifolium refers to the heart shaped leaves cor cordis being heart in Latin Description editPelargonium cordifolium is a large spreading species growing up to 1 5 metres tall It is a hairy plant with a slight apple scent and pale pink flowers with dark veins appearing from March to July Its flat or curled heart shaped leaves are finely to coarsely toothed entire or shallowly lobed dark green on the upper surface and white matted below It is valued as a houseplant or as an outdoor perennial climate permitting Its leaves may be used in potpourris 3 Cultivars and hybrids editThere are a few cultivars and hybrids of Pelargonium cordifolium These include Pelargonium cordifolium var rubrocinctum A variety with slightly paler leaves and reddish pink flowers with maroon veins Pelargonium cordifolium Caroline s Citrine A variety with golden leaves and dark blotches in the centre Pelargonium cordifolium Donn s Goldstrike A variety with golden leaves similar to P Caroline s Citrine but without the dark green blotches References edit Pelargonium cordifolium Cav Curtis Plants of the World Online The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew n d Retrieved November 26 2022 Pelargonium cordifolium Cav Curtis Catalogue of Life Species 2000 n d Retrieved November 26 2022 Cordifolium Gallery edit nbsp Fruiting heads nbsp Leaves nbsp Habit nbsp This Geraniaceae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pelargonium cordifolium amp oldid 1123952020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
