Pelargonium inodorum
Kopata
Sprawling to erect annual or short-lived perennial herb with long & short hairs on stems & stalks. Fleshy tap root.
Additional information
- FamilyGeraniaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size5-35 cm x 30-70 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesPairs of light green egg-shaped to heart-shaped, coarsely hairy leaves 1-4 cm x 1-5 cm, often shallowly 5-7-lobed, margins scalloped, stalks to 5 cm.
- Flower colourDeep pink with darker veins
- Flowering timeSeptember to March
- FlowersClusters of 3-14 tiny flowers on long stalks.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist well drained soils in woodland and forests. Tends to disappear, germinating after fires and other disturbance. Full sun or semi shade.
- Garden usePossibly useful as an open border plant but needs replacing annually.
- Commercially availableRarely
- Conservation statusScattered distribution within the Shire. Plants are not common and are often not seen until a disturbance event.
- Related speciesSimilar to Pelargonium australe which is a perennial with larger petals and leaves on longer stalks.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 5 Marilyn Bull ©; 3, 4 Russell Best, NatureShare ©
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