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Pelargonium graveolens ( Rose Geranium, Sweet scented geranium)

Pelargonium graveolens is a shrub native to South Africa, thus it has high heat and drought tolerance. The plant has showy white, and pink flowers and lemony scented leaves. It is also considered a herb and is used in edible landscapes; since its leaves and flowers are used in flavouring food.

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  • By Eric Hunt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada (Pelargonium odoratissimum) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Eric Hunt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Senet (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Chhe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada (Pelargonium odoratissimum) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By No machine-readable author provided. B.navez assumed (based on copyright claims). [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Eric Hunt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • By Eric Hunt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Senet (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Chhe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada (Pelargonium odoratissimum) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Eric Hunt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

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