Pelargonium
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Pelargonium sidoides
This is a tough little plant with dainty deep maroon flowers. -
Pelargonium, fancy-leaved
These perennials provide interesting foliage year-round. -
Pelargonium, Ivy-leaved Hybrid
These are easily grown, trailing plants with bright flowers almost all year round in Sydney. -
Pelargonium, scented-leaved
These robust plants have beautifully aromatic leaves and pretty flowers. -
Pelargonium, Zonal Hybrids
These cheerful plants can be in bloom almost all year round in Sydney.
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Pelargonium sidoides
Pelargonium sidoidesThis very robust Pelargonium is growing successfully in a very hot, dry position in my garden. It has a very petite flower above a rosette of attractive grey scalloped leaves with a velvety texture. I have it growing near the tough Helichrysum petiolare, which allows the little flowers to stand out. It is a South African plant and has been used for medicinal purposes.
Postscript: my specimen eventually died - it seemed to succumb to a fungal infection during very hot, humid weather. It may survive better in a pot, where it can have good drainage.
Flowers in October, November.