Pelargonium moniliforme

Pelargonium moniliforme.

It is a dwarf, stemless, tuberous-rooted species and somewhat variable both in the leaves and the flowers. The root system is a string of roundish tubers, connected by a slender cord, several such nodosities lie one above the other. The leaves are numerous, oak-leaf-like, and form a neat little rosette flat on the soil and the flowers are creamy-white with large red blotch at the base of the narrow petals.

Sowing: Sow seeds in autumn in a well drained medium.

Locality: Matjiesfontein.

Harvest: October 2023