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Pelargonium drummondii

Pelargonium drummondii
Photo: Illustration by Matilda Smith, lithograph by Walter Fitch, Public domain

Pelargonium drummondii is a small perennial herb from the southern coasts of Western Australia, growing as an erect or low-spreading shrub with light pink flowers. It is a little-known wild species, so care advice is drawn from general knowledge of Pelargonium.

Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply, then let the top of the soil dry out before watering again.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Pelargonium drummondii is a species of Pelargonium found around the southern coasts of Western Australia.

Where it grows

The plant is found along granitic coastal regions and inland granitic inselbergs of Southwest Australia, east of the Esperance Plains to the westernmost point at Cape Naturaliste.

Other Pelargonium plants

Sorrel Leaf Pelargonium · Pilgrim's Rest Pelargonium · Austral storks bill · Rose scented geranium · Pelargonium 'citrosum' · Heart-leaved pelargonium · Nutmeg Scented Pelargonium · Old father live forever · Crisped Leaf Pelargonium · Hooded crane's bill · Dolomite Storksbill · Pelargonium elegans

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pelargonium drummondii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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