Pelargonium carnosum is also known as Otidia carnosa and is endemic to South Africa (Northern and Western). It is a deciduous, fleshy-stalked, shrubby plant that can grow to be about 60 cm tall, with a swollen tuber-like rootstock. The stem is a grey-green short and erect form, and it produces tiny flowers of creamy pink or pink crimson with markings. This is a tricky plant that is particular about its growing conditions and require the right maintenance to stay happy.
Hardiness: Protect from frost
Sun exposure: Light shade/morning sun
Watering: Water from early February to late April, then from early August to late November, at a minimum temperature of +14° C. Keep completely dry in summer and winter, at a minimum temperature of +8° C.
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Bloom Season
Flower Color
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Mid spring to mid summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Pelargonium carnosum |
| Common Name | Fleshystalk pelargonium |
| Dormancy | Summer |
| Family | Geraniaceae |
| Flower Color | White to greenish yellow |
| Genus | Pelargonium |
| Growth Habit | tuberlike rootstock |
| Hardiness Zone | 10a to 11 |
| Mature Size | 60 cm |
| Native Area | Southern africa |
| Resistance | 8° C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
- Description
- Key Plant Features
Pelargonium carnosum is also known as Otidia carnosa and is endemic to South Africa (Northern and Western). It is a deciduous, fleshy-stalked, shrubby plant that can grow to be about 60 cm tall, with a swollen tuber-like rootstock. The stem is a grey-green short and erect form, and it produces tiny flowers of creamy pink or pink crimson with markings. This is a tricky plant that is particular about its growing conditions and require the right maintenance to stay happy.
Hardiness: Protect from frost
Sun exposure: Light shade/morning sun
Watering: Water from early February to late April, then from early August to late November, at a minimum temperature of +14° C. Keep completely dry in summer and winter, at a minimum temperature of +8° C.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Bloom Season
Flower Color
Hardiness Zone
Mature Size
Resistance
Sun Exposure
| Bloom Season | Mid spring to mid summer |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Pelargonium carnosum |
| Common Name | Fleshystalk pelargonium |
| Dormancy | Summer |
| Family | Geraniaceae |
| Flower Color | White to greenish yellow |
| Genus | Pelargonium |
| Growth Habit | tuberlike rootstock |
| Hardiness Zone | 10a to 11 |
| Mature Size | 60 cm |
| Native Area | Southern africa |
| Resistance | 8° C |
| Sun Exposure | Full sun |
