Accession #: 201100270
Accession Date: 2011-10-19
Common name:
Family: Geraniaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: South Africa (near Komaggas, Northern Cape)
Description: Geophyte with large tubers, hairy undissected leaves. Pale yellow flowers in late spring pollinated by long-tongued flies in the family Bombyliidae. One of the flowers in Florent Grenier's White Pollination Guild.
Uses:
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USDA Zone:
Source: Jones lab
Provenance:
near Komaggas, Northern Cape, South Africa. Seed from wild collected tubers in Jones lab collection.
Restrictions:
Culture:
Strictly winter-growing; dormant from April until November here in Connecticut. Soil should be kept moist during active growth, otherwise dry with occasional light watering.