Pelargonium zonale

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Pelargonium zonale in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Pelargonium zonale, Willd. (Geranium zonale. Linn.). Zonal or Horseshoe Geranium. Shrubby, becoming woody at the base even in pots, the young branches succulent and somewhat hispid: lvs. round-cordate, glabrous or pubescent, long-stalked, usually with a zone or horseshoe mark of deeper color on the upper surface, the margin crenate-dentate, with several very shallow rounded lobes; stipules broad ."cordate-oblong: peduncles long, the many fls. nearly sessile; calyx-tube glabrous or nearly so, 4-5 times longer than the lanceolate segms.; petals separated, narrow-wedge shape or spatulate.—S. Afr., "among shrubs and on hillsides. The fls. vary from scarlet and crimson through all shades of red to pure white."—Harvey. Probably originally red. P. zonale was intro. into England in 1710. Linnaeus described it in 1753 as Geranium zonale, founding the species on previous descriptions, not on specimens. It is probable that the species had been considerably modified by domestication when Linnaeus wrote. There seems to be no accepted early portrait of the original form of the plant. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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