Pelargoniums: An Herb Society of America Guide
Pelargonium cucullatum
 P. 'Spanish Lavender,' a cultivar of P. cucullatum |
Genus: Pelargonium
Specific Epithet: cucullatum
Common Name: hooded-leaf Pelargonium, tree Pelargonium,
wilde malva
Subspecies: P. cucullatum subsp. cucullatum, P. cucullatum subsp.
strigifolium, P. cucullatum subsp. tabulare
Form: erect, branched shrub
Flowers: large and pinkish-purple with darker purple markings on all petals
Habitat: P. cucullatum subsp. cucullatum grows in South African coastal flats and low mountain
foothills near the sea
Leaves: green, hairy and cup- or hood-shaped; may have red margin
Height: 6.5'
Sun: full sun
Scent: leaves may be aromatic
Use: medicinal, ornamental
Next species: Pelargonium denticulatum