Note #14 The Curated Nature
In many regions of the world, humanity is beyond the point where it can coexist with nature in a sustainable manner. The natural balances are shifting as we exploit nature in unimaginable…read more
Note #13: Draft Key to Section Otidia
The following is a short key to the section Otidia of the genus Pelargonium. This is a draft key and is in the process of testing. The characters should be taken to be representative…read more
Note #11 Re-discovering Pelargonium connivens
The renowned botanical explorer John Lavranos was botanizing the Bokkeveld-Hantam plateau in the years 1979 and 1980 when he came across plants of an unknown geophytic Pelargonium. Only 11 years later it…read more
Note #9 The Tennis-racket Otidia
The tennis-racket otidia is perhaps not very common in collections and it certainly is not very common in nature either. The available distribution maps broadly show two populations that couldn’t be more…read more
Note #6 Portrait of John Lavranos, Pelargonium Plantsman
If interested in Pelargonium, there are pretty good odds that you are growing a species found by John Lavranos. One in ten, to be exact, if specializing in the section Hoarea: he…read more