Spreading subshrub about 50cm high, aromatic with strong scent of "rose geranium". Leaves rather harsh to touch. Flowers subregular, pink with purple markings on upper 2 petals. Petals 1.2-1.7cm long, oblanceolate; upper 2 larger than lower 3. Style lobes rosy-purple. Habit unlike the usual Pelargonium xasperum in New Zealand. Sheets A and B.