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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
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