Is it a Geranium? Is it an Erodium? No it’s a Pelargonium
One of the most confusing generic names to any gardener is Geranium. Anyone familiar with temporary planting schemes will know the popular Bedding Geraniums. This is the rather misleading common name for hybrids of the genus Pelargonium (mainly derived from Pelargonium zonale). To distinguish them true Geranium are often called…
Candlewood Hiking Trail
Car Park Orchids
An enchanting aspect of studying fynbos is that you often don’t know what is there until it flowers. Many plants use similar life strategies to survive the harsh conditions and thus their habit and leaves can appear identical. So fynbos contains many shrubby plants with needle-like leaves, bulbous plants with…