| Description | Fleshy Stalk Pelargonium (Pelargonium carnosum) is a succulent with short, thickened, branched stems. Native to South Africa, where it grows as a 1-2 foot tall shrubby drought tolerant plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (pe-lar-GO-nee-um)(kar-NO-sum) |
| Plant Type | Succulents, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | (9)10-11 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | dry, watered sparingly, drought tolerant |
| Soil & Site | dry, well-drained |
| Growing Media | well drained |
| Flowers | umbels of small white flowers borne on long petioles |
| Fruit | seeds, a mass of feathery hairs (plumed', pappus) so it can be wind disseminated |
| Leaves | deeply pinnately divided, gray-green to green |
| Stems | thick succulent gray stems that snake about both upwards and down |
| Dimensions | 1-2 feet when grown in warm climates, much smaller in pot culture |
| Maintenance | remove dead leaves |
| Propagation | cuttings, seeds |
| Native Site | South Africa |
| Notes & Reference | #58-Pelargoniums (Diana Miller), #156-San Marcos Growers website (www.smgrowers.com), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences |
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