Geranium
Pelargonium zonale · Family: Geraniaceae
- Light
- sun
- Watering
- low
- Hardy to
- 0 °C
- Soil
- any
Where it grows on Tenerife
Grows in: North coast · South coast · North, 300–1000 m
Indicative conditions, reviewed by Marianna.
Photos
Origin and history
Native to South Africa and grown in Europe since the early 18th century; garden “geraniums” are its hybrids.
Written for this site, pending Marianna's review.
From Wikipedia
Pelargonium zonale is a species of Pelargonium native to southern Africa in the western regions of the Cape Provinces, in the geranium family. It is one of the parents of the widely cultivated plant Pelargonium × hortorum, often called "geranium", "horseshoe geranium", "zonal geranium" or "zonal pelargonium".
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