About Rose Geranium
Pelargonium graveolens is a Pelargonium species native to the Cape Provinces and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Common names include rose geranium, sweet scented geranium, old-fashioned rose geranium, and rose-scent geranium.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pelargonium graveolens
- Genus
- Pelargonium
- Family
- GERANIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Native to
- South Africa
- Distribution
- Grown in gardens
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year

Botanical family
Geraniaceae
Geranium family
Rose Geranium belongs to the Geraniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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