Pelargonium peltatum is a scrambling purple perennial plant with five shallow or deeply lobed, circular- to heart-shaped, somewhat fleshy leaves, sometimes with a differently coloured semicircular ban
Pelargonium peltatum flower
An aquarel depicting Pelargonium peltatum, made in 1701 by Jan Moninckx
Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. It includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs. Taxonomist Carl Linnaeus origin
Pelargonium peltatum
…Netherlands. Sir Francis Masson shipped the species to Great Britain in 1774. P. peltatum has been used to develop many garden hybrids that are called "ivy-leaved pelargoniums". The species and its hybrids can be very easily propagated through taking cuttings. It grows best on well drained substrates such as sandy or loamy…
Pelargonium cucullatum Contour Path Rhodes Mem
Pelargonium sp., probably a hybrid
Pelargonium flower
Dillenius' introduction of the term 'Pelargonium' in Hortus Elthamensis 1732