BUTTERFLY LEAF ZONALS
These plants have green or gold leaves with a different coloured splotch in the leaf centre. The splotch is thought to resemble an open butterfly's wing in shape. P.frutetorum hybrids such as "Medallion" have a centre splotch but their splotch is usually round in shape, not resembling a butterfly's wing. The growing habit of this plant is the same as for regular zonal pelargoniums.
ALL PLANT NAMES UNDERLINED HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS ATTACHED, JUST DOUBLE CLICK THE UNDERLINED WORDS.
![]() |
BUTTERFLY LORELI - Light green leaf with splashes of lighter green. Leaf also has a yellow blotch and faint brown zone. $5.00 | BUTTERFLY FREAK - Identical plant to 'Freak of Nature' with one exception. Instead of leaves being crinkled and edged in green, the leaves lay flat and are mostly green with a small butterfly marking of white in the centre. Flower colour is rosy-red like the original. Sport occuring here from 'Freak Of Nature'. $7.00 | ||
| BUTTERFLY SISTER MARIE - Green leaves with white butterfly mark. Flowers are white but age to a pale pink. Sport occuring here from silver leaf zonal 'Sister Marie'. $7.00 | CRYSTAL PALACE GEM - Leaves are golden green with irregular splotchof green in centre. (Henderson) $5.00 | |||
![]() |
DEACON PEACOCK - Double orange, leaf has cream/yellow splotch in centre, narrow brown zone, white stems. $5.00 | DEL VALLE - Fancy Leaf. Green leaf with irregular lighter green splashes and cream centre splotch. Double light apricot flowers. (Kapac) $5.00 | ![]() |
|
![]() |
DON'S STOKESLEY GEM - Bright hot-pink, double flowers. Foliage green with lighter green 'butterfly' marking. Compact growth habit, slightly larger than a dwarf. (Storey) $9.00 | FREAK OF NATURE - White ruffled leaf, narrow green edge, white stems, rosy-red flowers. Unusual plant, hard to grow and propagate. For the experienced grower. (circa 1780's) $10.00 | ![]() |
|
![]() |
GOLDEN BUTTERFLY - (Sport of Robert Fish) Shiny, green gold leaf with light gold splotch. Thin, trailing tems. Single red bloom. Good basket plant. Very eye-catching. (Gooch) $5.00 | GOLDEN PALACE - Green-gold leaf, gold butterfly in centre, white stems. Single begonia pink flowers. Beautiful contrast between leaves/stem/flowers. Choice! (Both) $5.00 | ||
![]() |
HAPPY THOUGHT - (A Happy Thought) Leaves are green with large cream central splotch; sometimes with a narrow brown zone. On new growth the central splotch is lime green. Wavy outer edge to leaves. Flowers are single and red. Showy plant even when not in bloom. Plants held over for the second year(PHOTO) are beautiful. (Lyons 1877) $5.00 | HAPPY THOUGHT PINK - (A Happy Thought Pink) Leaves are green with large cream central splotch; sometimes with a narrow brown zone. On new growth the central splotch is lime green. Wavy outer edge to leaves. Flowers are single andbright pink. Showy plant even when not in bloom. Plants held over for the second year are beautiful. $5.00. | ![]() |
|
| HELEN - Double shocking pink flowers, butterfly on leaves. New from England. (Simmons) $8.00 | JIP'S FREDA BURGESS - Green leaf with bright chartreuse and cream centre splotch. Rust zone. Double bloom of mauve (old rose). Compact plant. $8.00 | ![]() |
||
![]() |
JUNGLE LEAF - Green leaves with irregular cream to yellow splotch in centre and reddish-brown zone. Single red flowers. (Hartsook) $5.00 | MAGIC LANTERN - Dark green leaves, bronze zone, lighter green/yellow'butterfly' in centre. White stems. Flowers are single and a deep salmon. Strong grower. (Both) $5.00 | ||
| MANGLE'S VARIEGATED - Green-gold leaf with green blotch. Single very vivid red bloom. $5.00 | MEADOWSIDE JAMBOREE - Green leaf with lighter green splashes. Cream splotch and rust zone. Single pale pink bloom that is splashed and spotted with red. $7.00 | ![]() |
||
![]() |
SUSSEX BEAUTY - (Stringer's Souvenir) Unusual. Leaf colour varies, older leaves are light green tinged a deep yellow-cream; newer ones lime green; both have darker green central splotch and faint zone markings. Leaves are waxy, stems are thin & wiry so plant trails. Single, narrow petaled, deep pink flowers. Beautiful. Very colourful in a basket. $7.00 | SUSSEX DELIGHT - (Stringer's Delight) Unusual. Leaves exactly as Sussex Beauty, described above. Single, narrow pealed, large salmon flowers. Beautiful even when not in bloom. Fantastic for a basket. $5.00 | ||
![]() |
TURKISH DELIGHT - Bands of green and gold separated by wide bronze-red zone. Single orange-red flowers. Very colourful, outstanding. (Gillam) $5.50 | TURTLE'S SURPRISE - Cream yellow splotch in leaf centre. Brown zone. White stems and petioles. Double cherry red flowers. Large. $5.00 | ||
| VIOLET LAMBTON - Green leaf with cream splotch, cream stems, faint brown zone. Single large lavender bloom. $6.00 |