December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 by admin

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…
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Note #8 The Laxum Conundrum

Note #7 Re-tracking the Thick-footed Pelargonium

July 31, 2017November 25, 2017 by admin

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…
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May 1, 2017October 7, 2017 by admin

Note #5 UK National Collection of Xerophytic Pelargoniums

It's difficult so say why this visit took so many years to arrange. I’ve been in contact with David for more than a dozen years, and Taunton is not continents away from…
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Note #4 Otidias, or the Story of Dürer’s Rhino

Note #3 Shrubby Pelargoniums of Coastal Richtersveld

December 10, 2016October 7, 2017 by admin

Note #2 Botanizing with Bettie Marais

I've known all along that this was going to be one of the most extraordinary days of the 2016 trip. The morning was as bright and sunny as an August morning can…
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Note #1 Growing Pelargonium Species

There are few plant genera that are so ubiquitously grown and we generally know so little about. Although pelargoniums have conquered our gardens, the Notes are about species rather than varieties. All aspects are of interest: conservation, identification, horticulture, use, ecology. Contributions are invited and may be edited. Technical contributions will be openly refereed. Please write to admin@pelargonium.si. Pelargonium Notes are part of The Pelargonium Page, ISSN 2464-014X.
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