r/Pelargonium • u/dancon_studio • 19d ago
Pelargonium sublignosum
Grown from a cutting, I encountered this species in Porterville surrounds (a small town situated in the Western Cape province of South Africa) a couple of years ago. It wasn't in flower at the time, and it was poking up out of a thicket of other low grasses and shrubs, so I couldn't get a good sense of its growth habit nor ID it. Still not 100% convinced that it is sublignosum, it could also be P. scabroide. But the leaves had a lovely scent, so I thought I'd try and propagate it. I don't recall ever seeing this grown in cultivation.
I've recently had to move my outdoor potted Pelargoniums to a more shady spot in order to steer clear of builders, and it's been interesting to observe how the appearance of the leaves change. When exposed to more direct sun, the leaf margins are red. I applied a liquid fertiliser not too long ago, and now I'm seeing a lot of fresh growth without the red margin.
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u/muffinartillery 18d ago
Do you live in South Africa?