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Pelargonium bowkeri

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Carrot-leaved Pelargonium, Cat’s tail Pelargonium, Frilled Pelargonium
Plant Type
Perennial
Pelargonium bowkeri is a deciduous herb that reaches heights up to 350mm tall. It is a beautiful small plant ideally suited for mixed, short borders or container planting.
Plant Description

Pelargonium bowkeri is a deciduous, tuberous herb, one of the caudiciform Pelargonium species that stores water in a thick rootstock. It reaches heights up to 350mm. It has dark green feathery leaves about 150-300x25-50mm  on stalks of about 60-130mm. The inflorescence have about 4-12 yellowish green flowers with purplish veins.

It grows in parts of the eastern summer rainfall area of South Africa,

Pelargonium bowkeri is a beautiful small plant ideally suited for mixed, short borders or container planting. Keep on the dry side.

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Hardiness
Semi hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Yellow
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
Habitat
Rocky grasslands
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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