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(First upload on January 7 2019. Last on May 17 2022) [ 日本語 | English ]

Pelargonium L'Hér. (テンジクアオイ) P. crispum (P. J. Bergius) L'Hér. P. graveolens (Thunb.) L'Hér. (ニオイテンジクアオイ)

P. sidoides DC. P. zonale (L.) Aiton (モンテンジクアオイ) P. × hortorum L. H. Bailey (ハナテンジクアオイ)

Pelargonium zonale in Japan

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Montenjiku-aoi (モンテンジクアオイ, 紋天竺葵), horseshoe pelargonium or wildemalva (Afrikaans) somtimes called zonal geranium or zonal pelargonium for gardening Lifeform: shrub-like, perennial forb ≈ 30-80 cm tall	Distribution: native to the west of Cape Province in the South Africa Habitat: sunny sites with well-permeable and neutral-slightly alkaline soils Synonyms: Geranium zonale L., formerly used Use: gardening → cultivars made by hybridization [1-4] along a street to go Kanda myoujin Shrine near Ochanomizu Station, Tokyo, on December 15 2018.	Hybrid group 1
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Variegated	[1-3] in a small flower garden in N18/W4, North	Ward, Sapporo, on October 31 2021
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Pelargonium crispum in Western Australia and others

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Lemon-scented geranium Lifeform: shrub ≈ 70 cm tall

Distribution: south Africa (Worcester to Bredasdorp in the Western Cape Province) Habitat: rocky lower mountain or hill slopes

Use: gardening → cultivars

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[1/2] in Bunbury, Western Australia, at February 7 2004. [3] on a flower bed under a street tree in N12/E1, East Ward, Sapporo, on October 1 2019.

cv Angel Eyes

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[1-3] in front of JR New Kobe (Shin-Kobe) Station, western Japan, on March 17 2019.

Pelargonium graveolens (Thunb.) L'Hér.

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Nioitenjikuaoi (ニオイテンジクアオイ, 匂天竺葵), rose geranium, sweet scented geranium, old-fashioned rose geranium and rose-scent geranium Lifeform: erect, aromatic, multi-branched subshrub up to 1.5 m

Distribution: the Cape Provinces and the Northern Provinces of South Africa - Zimbabwe - Mozambique

Habitat: mountains in sheltered or shaded positions such as canyons Use: perfumed oil

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[1-3] beside a house in N21/E1, East Ward, Sapporo, on June 12 2025.

Pelargonium sidoides in Japan

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African geranium, south African geranium or black pelargonium

Distribution: south Africa Habitat: usually in short grassland and sometimes with shrubs and trees on stony soil

Leaf: basal rosette of cordate leaves with a velvet texture and a few short trichomes on long petioles

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[1-3] at Sakuya Konohana Kan (咲くやこの花館) located in Osaka, western Japan, on February 6 2022.

Pelargonium × hortorum in Japan

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Hanatenjikuaoi (ハナテンジクアオイ, 花天竺葵), bedding geranium, fish geranium, horseshoe geranium or house geranium

Hybrid: between P. zonale and P. inquinans Lifefform: short shrub

Cultivars: > 2000

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[1-3] in the South Park of Kobe Port Island, western Japan, on March 15 2019. [4/5] in a flower garden on Lake Hill Farm, Toya, central Hokkaido, on July 10 2019.