Pelargonium odoratissimum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pelargonium odoratissimum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pelargonium odoratissimum, Ait. (Geranium odoratissimum, Linn.). Nutmeg Geranium. Fig. 2841. Plant lax, the sts. ascending or more or less tortuose: st. or caudex very short, throwing up many slender and weak soft- pubescent branches: lvs. very long-stalked, soft, round- cordate and very obtuse, the blade 1 in. or somewhat more in length and broader, obscurely 3- or more-lobed, the margins dentate-crenate; petioles 3-4 in. long and shorter above; stipules triquetrous or broadly ovate, usually connate: peduncles long and borne opposite the lvs., 5-10-fld.; fls. pedicelled, white or whitish; calvx more or less pubescent, the spur 1/4 in. or less long, the sepals or lobes lanceolate, acute, with membranaceous margins; petals twice or less longer than calyx-lobes, about 1/2in. long, linear-spatulate, rounded at apex. Apparently a common plant., cult, for its pleasant- scented foliage. The plant known to gardeners as P. fragrans is either this species or a close derivative from it. Harvey refers P. fragrans. Willd., to P. exstipulatum; but Knuth separates it ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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