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Not pelargonium tomentosum - plant ID help

FireFire Posts: 19,096
edited 20 January in Problem solving
Last year I was sent this as pelargonium tomentosum (meaning 'hairy'). Not from Woottens.


The leaves are clearly tomentos but the plant is not what I ordered. The leaves have no scent are are the wrong shape. Do you have any idea what it might be? The edges of the leaves are smooth, not serrated.

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  • Desi_in_LondonDesi_in_London Posts: 731
    completely wild guess ( treat this as me practising vs really answering) - one of the mulleins? (verbascum?)
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It does look a bit Verbascum-like from here too. 🤔 

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I agree re. vebascum, the only other one that springs to mind is rose campion

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Thanks. The seller seems amenable to sending out a replacement, which is good. 

    For record, P.  tomentosum is one of the only Ps that thrive in shade and the leaves have a peppermint scent. Tender, but worth experimenting with. Makes a good house plant. 
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    What I don't understand, is that the leaves look nothing like P.tomentosum, which the seller should have known.


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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    mistakes happen
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Like @punkdoc, I am surprised that mistake has happened. Woottens have long specialised in Pelargoniums, offering many rare / unusual / species varieties and most of their staff would have realised straight away that wasn't a pelargonium.

    Maybe a label was incorrectly attached to the pot and they had an inexperienced person helping them package up during a busy period - or the pot was simply placed in the wrong box. 

    One thing is for sure - you shouldn't have any problems with getting a refund / replacement from Woottens - excellent company. I really wish their nursery was still open all the time for the public to visit.
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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    As noted above - it wasn't from Woottens but a small pelly company that I hadn't used before. They were the only ones who stocked it at the time.
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Fibrex have this pelargonium though you will have to buy a minimum of three plants. https://www.fibrex.co.uk/products/tomentosum
    Fibrex is now under new ownership so I am hoping the new version will be as good as the old one.
    Tomentosum is a lovely plant but it is a bit of a thug and you need a big windowsill to accomodate it. Like all woolly plants, it has a wonderful tactile charm.


  • timhayes00149025timhayes00149025 Posts: 9
    Salvia Argentia,
    Tim.
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