Pelargoniums: An Herb Society of America Guide

Pelargonium cucullatum

P. 'Spanish Lavender,' a cultivar of P. cucullatum

Genus: Pelargonium
Specific Epithet: cucullatum
Common Name: hooded-leaf Pelargonium, tree Pelargonium, wilde malva
Subspecies: P. cucullatum subsp. cucullatum, P. cucullatum subsp. strigifolium, P. cucullatum subsp. tabulare
Form: erect, branched shrub
Flowers: large and pinkish-purple with darker purple markings on all petals
Habitat: P. cucullatum subsp. cucullatum grows in South African coastal flats and low mountain foothills near the sea
Leaves: green, hairy and cup- or hood-shaped; may have red margin
Height: 6.5'
Sun: full sun
Scent: leaves may be aromatic
Use: medicinal, ornamental

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