Japanese name: エロディウム ぺラルゴニフロルム Scientific name:Erodium pelargoniflorum
[Overview]
A perennial about 30 cm tall.
It is covered all over with abundant soft hairs.
The base of the stem becomes woody.
Most of the leaves are basal.
The basal leaves are ovate-heart-shaped, about 4 cm long, rather shallowly lobed, with the surface sunken and wrinkled along the veins, and have rounded teeth.
They have long petiole.
Long flower stalks extend from the leaf axils and bear 4–10 flowers in an umbel.
The flowers are white, 5-petaled, about 2–3 cm across.
The petals have reddish-purple veins, the clawed base is reddish purple, and the lower half of the upper 2 petals has a reddish-purple blotch.
The fruit is a capsule with a long beak.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed or by division.
It prefers sun, good air circulation, and well-drained soil.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries; for plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
No further fertilizer is needed if base fertilizer has been applied; for potted plants, apply a small amount of slow-release fertilizer placed on the soil in spring or autumn, depending on growth.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
