Subshrub to 1 m tall. Leaves broadly ovate, grey-green, rough with bristly hairs, narrowly and deeply lobed, the lobes further divided, smelling of rose or lemon, margins bent down. Flower clusters of 5 flowers. Flower petals pale pink to purple-pink; spring to summer.

This is a Scented-leaf Pelargonium.

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Leaf segments narrower than those of P. 'Graveolens' and without the stickiness of P. denticulatum.

With P. capitatum, this is a parent of the hybrid cultivar P. 'Rose', which is grown commercially on the island of Réunion as a source of Oil of Geranium.

Source: Spencer, R.; Stockton, B. (2002). Pelargonium. In: Spencer, R.. 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.