Section Polyactium



This plant I got some years ago, and it finally flowered this summer.
Must say I had hoped for a darker variety of P. lobatum ;-)

Pelargonium species native to the west coast of South Africa.
Nightscented flowers.

Sommergrowing species from the section Polyactium.







The leaves get more lobed as the day length increases.

Photo © Edgar

There are several varieties of this summergrowing species from the section Polyactium.

P. pulverulentum starts growing early in the season from the tubers/stems.




And usually flowers in the middle of the summer.
P. pulverulentum means powdery-white.
The powder on the leaves appears after blooming.

Dormant in the winter.

Photo © Edgar

Yellow form of P. luridum grown from seed from South Africa.
Similar species are found in Dunkeld Country Estate – near Dullstroom.

Photo © Edgar

P. gibbosum has night-scented flowers and is the only stem-succulent in the section Polyactium.
It is winter-growing and drops it’s leaves under warm and dry conditions.

The name means gibbous and refers to the swollen stems at the nodes.

P. triste is a species in the section Polyactium.
It has night scented flowers and is winter growing.
There are variations of this species. Flowers from white to more yellow-brownish with smaller or larger blotches. The leaves varies in how finely divided they are.
This plant is grown from seed.