Pelargonium sericifolium old stems

The bare grey to brown stems of Pelargonium sericifolium appear gnarled where old leaves have dropped off. Petiole and stipule remains persist. Variously curved and branched, the stems may show themselves through the leaves on old plants as leaves only sprout in dense clusters at stem tips. They are not replaced lower down unless a new branchlet sprouts there. The stems will spread and branch to form a shrublet of 30 cm wide.

The leaves of this plant are sometimes paler and greyer than seen here. Leaves are densely hairy with a few glandular hairs among the rest. The leaf bases are wedge-shaped (cuneate), the leaf segment tips acutely pointed (acuminate).

Leaf size is 7 mm to 15 mm long and 7 mm to 13 mm wide. Leaf petioles (stalks) become up to 13 mm long, the linear stipules at the petiole base up to 9 mm (Le Roux, et al, 2005; Williamson, 2010; www.pelargonium.si).