Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: spear-leaved pelargonium

Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium)

Distribution: Western Cape, Worcester, De Doorns and Montagu

Habitat: sandy and rocky

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Shrub / sub-shrub

Comments: As a Pelargonium it has highly unusual leaves; they are glaucous, fleshy and lance-shaped, slightly folded. The specific epithet, lanceolatum, refers to the leaf shape. In nature the plant flowers throughout the year but does have a peak period during spring. The contrast between the two upper and three lower petals is very marked.