Communities

Scientific Name

Pelargonium australe

Family Name

GERANIACEAE

Common Name

Southern Storksbill

Status

Height

0.1m - 0.7m (10-70cm)

Flowers

Several in a stalked cluster, pinkish-white with reddish markings, 5 free petals.

Fruit

Form

Perennial herb with persistent rootstock which forms erect leafy stems.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Rocky slopes

Habitat Notes

Widespread,in crevices between rock, on rocky river banks and cliffs, coastal and inland to mountains.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

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Nov

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seeds with long awns attached are partially enclosed in papery bracts. monitor carefully as seed disperses rapidly when ripe. pinch off ripe heads. dusting with an insecticide before storage may be beneficial

Seed Treatment Method

Standard

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Grown from seed which has good results.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Also propagated from cuttings.