Family Index

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Scientific Name

Pelargonium inodorum

Family Name

GERANIACEAE

Common Name

Annual Storksbill

Status

Height

15-40cm

Flowers

3-15 small flowers with narrow, deep rose pink petals, sometimes with darker veins. Fruit is a long, slender capsule containing 4-5 dark brown or black seeds. Seed disperses quickly when ripe, so needs to be monitored carefully. Collect well-developed fruits, then allow to dry fully in a warm spot. Seed may need to be lightly dusted with insecticide before storing.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Annual herb with erect stems and opposite leaves, both covered in hairs. Lower leaf surface sometimes reddish.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Habitat Notes

Occasional, widespread from coasts to the Central Plateau.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Surface sow, or lightly cover, as light enhances germination. Seed usually germinates readily after treatment. Probably easily propagated from cuttings. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed has a hard coat, and germination is slower without treatment.

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has a hard coat, and germination is slower without treatment. Hot water at 60 degrees C for 30 minutes may increase germination, or dry heat 80 degrees C for 15-30 minutes.

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes