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Definition of Pelargonium peltatum
1. Noun. A commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers.
Generic synonyms: Geranium
Group relationships: Genus Pelargonium, Pelargonium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelargonium Peltatum
Literary usage of Pelargonium peltatum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"The ivy-leaved geraniums, products largely of Pelargonium peltatum (Fig. 2839).
The species is said to have been introduced into England in 1701. ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... are divided into four groups, namely, ivy geraniums, derived from Pelargonium
peltatum ; scarlet, horseshoe, or zonal geraniums, from Pelargonium ..."
3. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"... of the South-African Flora, so far, at least, as not to be swept away altogether
from the face of the globe. Pelargonium peltatum ..."
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