Re: Pelargonium species w/fringed petals

There are pics of P.bowkerii,one of my favourites, and P.schizopetalum on my
web site. Here in Melbourne I have found P.bowkerii very accomodating,
flowering every year. Hardly ever sets seed however, unfortunately.
I have obtained a couple of seeds of caffrum this year and am hoping they
will germinate for me thus giving me plants of the three pels with
fimbriacated petals.
Regards,
Alby
'Geraniaceae Is All Around The World'
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-----Original Message-----
From: Cynthia S. Lohry <Hedgehug@AOL.COM>
To: IGSROBIN@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <IGSROBIN@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Sunday, 23 April 2000 7:50
Subject: Re: Pelargonium species w/fringed petals


>Michel,
>
>I'm thinking that this was your question, but I inadvertently deleted the
>original e-mail.  I forwarded your description of the unknown species to
>Carol Roller, President of IGS, who has extensive experience with growing
>species.  Her reply was:
>
>"There are several species Pelargonium with fringed petals.  You said the
>flowers are like P. schizopetalum but the foliage is moer like triste.  P.
>caffrum has deeply divided foliage, but it is coarse.  It is more likely
that
>the plant is P. bowkeri, which has deeply cut foliage somewhat similar to
tris
>te.  You said the color was yellow-green to brown-purple.  My bowkeri had
>yellow-green at the base of the upper petals and the rest of the flower was
>purple.  Mine only bloomed every five years."
>
>Cynthia Lohry
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