Pelargonium oblongatum E. Mey.

subg. Pelargonium sect. Hoarea
Common Name:
Family: Geraniaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: South Africa (near Komaggas, Northern Cape)

Description: Geophyte with large tubers, hairy undissected leaves. Pale yellow flowers in late spring pollinated by long-tongued flies in the family Bombyliidae. One of the flowers in Florent Grenier's White Pollination Guild.

Culture: Strictly winter-growing; dormant from April until November here in Connecticut. Soil should be kept moist during active growth, otherwise dry with occasional light watering.

Accession Data:

Accession # 201100270
Source: Jones lab
Provenance: near Komaggas, Northern Cape, South Africa. Seed from wild collected tubers in Jones lab collection.
Accession Date: 10-19-2011
Bench: 2204 - XER:Namib / Karoo A
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-28-2024

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: rosids
Order: Geraniales
SubOrder:
Family: Geraniaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, October 14, 2016.
Pelargonium oblongatum at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Friday, October 14, 2016.

data regenerated on Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:12:05 -0400 [bcm v4.0]