Subshrub to over 0.5 m tall. Leaves small, kidney-shaped, about 1 cm long, 1.5 cm wide, shallowly 3-lobed, appearing 2-ranked, margin curled. Flower clusters of 1-2 flowers; spring to summer. Flowers mostly pink, upper petals with darker markings.
This is a Scented-leaf Pelargonium.
Many cultivars derived from this species.
Source: (2002). Pelargonium. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
Fastigiate habit. Leaves very small and close to the stem. Flowers small, lavender-coloured.
Pelargonium crispum 'Prince Rupert'
Habit upright, leaves ruffled.
Pelargonium crispum 'Variegatum'
Leaf margins cream, crisped. [P. 'French Lace', P. 'Prince Rupert Variegated']
Known since 1767.