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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Pelargonium australe
Common Name: southern storksbill
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Geraniaceae
Form Description: Perennial herb with persistent rootstock which forms erect leafy stems.
Height (m): 0.1 – 0.7
Flowers: Several in a stalked cluster, pinkish-white with reddish markings, 5 free petals.
Fruit: Schizocarp – seeds with long awns attached are partially enclosed in papery bracts.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread, in crevices between rock, on rocky river banks and cliffs, coastal and inland to mountains.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Growing from seed has good results. Monitor carefully as seed disperses rapidly when ripe. Pinch off ripe heads. Dusting with an insecticide before storage may be beneficial.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be propagated from cuttings.