Pelargoniums: An Herb Society of America Guide

Pelargonium vitifolium

Genus: Pelargonium
Specific Epithet: vitifolium
Syn: P. 'Grapeleaf'
Common Name: vine-leafed Pelargonium, balm-scented Pelargonium
Form: erect shrub
Flowers: light pink to pale purplish-pink with darker stripes on larger upper petals
Habitat: half-shaded areas near streams and rivulets in South-Western and Southern Cape
Leaves: hairy and rough with 3 to 5 rounded lobes
Height: 20''-3'
Sun: partial shade
Scent: rose, lemon-rose or balm
Use: ornamental, craft, aromatic

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