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Pelargonium sidoides
Also called African Geranium, Black Storksbill, South African Geranium
Black pelargonium is a South African geranium with velvety, heart-shaped leaves and dark red to nearly black flowers that often bloom almost year-round. It needs a sunny, sheltered spot and protection from frost, and is often grown from its tuberous root.
Pelargonium sidoides is a plant native to South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho. Its common names include African geranium and South African geranium.
The current conservation status is Least Concern.
In cultivation in the UK, Pelargonium sidoides has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. If grown as a perennial it requires protection in winter, as it does not tolerate temperatures below 5 °C (41 °F). It needs a sunny, sheltered position.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pelargonium sidoides 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.
