Pelargonium crispum

Pelargonium crispum is quite a large, shrubby, branching species, growing up to 70 cm tall.

The leaves are small (10mm diameter), green, lemon-scented, fan-shaped, and have distinctively crisped (crinkled or wavy) edges.

It occurs in rocky, sandy soil on lower slopes, in arid proteoid fynbos as well as renosterveld vegetation.

[6] As well as being a houseplant or outdoor perennial depending on climate, Pelargonium crispum has a couple of other uses.

Firstly, the leaves are edible and are used in salads or for flavouring cakes and stir-fries.

Pelargonium crispum in cultivation.
Botanical illustration of Pelargonium crispum , showing the small, crisped leaves arranged in two opposite rows along the stems.
A variegated cultivar of Pelargonium crispum in cultivation.