Species · genus Pelargonium · Geraniaceae

Oakleaf Garden Geranium

Pelargonium panduriforme Eckl. & Zeyh.

Also known as: Balsam-scented Geranium · Fiddle Storksbill · Fiddle-leaved Pelargonium · Oak-leaved Geranium

Growth habit

shrub

Native range

Cape Provinces

Reference · P. panduriforme

Cultivars of P. panduriforme

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under P. panduriforme yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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A shrubby Pelargonium from the Cape Provinces of South Africa, adapted to bright, dry conditions and gritty, fast-draining soil. Give it the sunniest spot you have and let the soil dry well before watering — water only when the top two inches of mix are dry, then water thoroughly and let it drain. It resents sitting wet and is far more forgiving of drought than of soggy roots.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 9-16d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 16 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

10–27 °C

Soil mix

Light, free-draining potting mix

Propagation

Softwood stem cuttings

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed every two weeks in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Occasional blooms in bright light through the warm months

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs

Geranium — geraniol + linalool; vomiting, anorexia, depression, dermatitis. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 9-16d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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