Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Pelargonium australe 2 synonyms: Geraniospermum australe, Geranium australe |
| Common Name: | austral stork's-bill, native storksbill, wild geranium |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 30-60 cm x 0.3-1 m |
| Foliage: | Soft velvety round-shaped hairy leaves to 2-9cm long. Scented foliage. |
| Flowers: | Clusters of pink or white flowers with crimson to purple streaks, on long stalks. Flowers from October to February. |
| General Comments: | Hairy perennial herb forming a clump, fleshy tap root. An attractive rockery or container plant. Useful as a soil binder. May die back to rootstock during hot periods. Adaptable, well drained soils, tolerating dryness once established. Frost tolerant. |
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| Plant Propagation: | It is readily propagated by cuttings |
