토멘토숨제라늄-페퍼민트제라늄

토멘토숨제라늄-페퍼민트제라늄

국표에는 없다.

Pelargonium hybrid로도 검색 그러나 이것도 국표에는 없다.

geranium peppermint-이것도

Pelargonium tomentosum
Jacq-이것도 없다.

Pelargonium tomentosum, the peppermint-scented geranium,is a pelargonium species native to South Africa. It is in the subgenus Pelargonium along with Pelargonium graveolens and Pelargonium crispum.

Pelargonium comes from the Greek; Pelargos which means stork. Another name for pelargoniums is storksbills due the shape of their fruit. Tomentosum refers to the soft, furry, tomentose leaves.

Pelargonium tomentosum is a tall, spreading species which grows up to a metre wide and a metre high. It is a very soft, hairy plant with a strong mint scent (Due to the menthone in its leaves) and small white flowers in . Its leaves are green-grey in colour and it has wide, three lobe shaped leaves.

Cultivars and Hybrids

Pelargonium tomentosum 'Chocolate Peppermint' - A hybrid between P. tomentosum and Pelargonium 'Giant Oak' (A cultivar of Pelargonium quercifolium). P. Chocolate Peppermint is a tall species that spreads like P. tomentosum. It smells slightly of mint but the 'chocolate' refers to the brown blotches in the centre of the leaves which it gets from P. 'Giant Oak'.

Pelargonium 'Islington Peppermint' - A hybrid between P. tomentosum and Pelargonium 'Splendide'. A smaller pelargonium with fresh mint scented leaves and striking bicolour flowers of white and brown. It is an unusual hybrid because P. tomentosum is in the subgenus Pelargonium but P. 'Splendide' is a hybrid between Pelargonium ovale and Pelargonium tricolor which are both in the subgenus Camphylia.