Plant Profile: Pelargonium peltatum

Typically cultivated in hanging baskets, this plant features long, cascading stems and palmate leaves that frequently display circular patterns. It is a tender perennial often treated as an annual.

Description: These plants can be either herbaceous annuals or perennials, characterized by their alternate leaves, which may be simple or divided.

Habitat: Commonly used as houseplants or in interior landscapes, they are also found in flower gardens as herbaceous annuals.

Toxicity: The plant can cause dermatitis upon contact.

Severity: The resulting skin irritation is generally minor and tends to last only a few minutes.