Pelargonium fulgidum
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30th May 2013
Pelargonium is one of those genera that has been hidden in plain view. P.zonale has produced
a diversity of offspring with the freedom of an uninhibited rabbit and it can be dificult to see past them.
I am prepared to try almost any of the species that become available, and if I am honest I have killed most
that I have tried, but some have lingered long enough to be appreciated and a few look like long term survivors.
I was given a young plant of P.fulgidum in the spring with a warning that it probably wouldn't take more than
a degree or two of frost. The bright flowers have been spectacular through the summer and if it doesn't make the winter
(in the Agave house) then I have had a good year to remember.
Coming from the winter rainfall zone near the coast of the Western Cape in South Africa, it is more tolerant of winter conditions in the UK than many Pelargonium species.
24th September 2016
References:
SANBI, Plantzafrica, https://pza.sanbi.org/pelargonium-fulgidum (accessed 26th May 2023).
The Pelargonium Page, https://www.pelargonium.si/ligularia/fulgidum.html (accessed 26th May 2023).