Pelargonium 'Australian Mystery' (Dec)
geranium 'Australian Mystery'
A vigorous, upright, bushy, evergreen perennial to 50cm, with rounded, plain green leaves with a toothed edge. Clusters of 5cm, white flowers with red-purple wings are produced in summer and autumn
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White Red Purple | Green | ||
| Autumn | White Red Purple | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H1CBotanical details
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Pelargonium can be perennials, sub-shrubs or shrubs, sometimes succulent and mostly evergreen, with palmately lobed or pinnately divided leaves and clusters of slightly irregular, 5-petalled flowers
- Name status
Accepted
- Horticultural Group
- Decorative pelargoniums are medium-sized plants with rounded leaves and clusters of single flowers like those of Regals
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in partial shade. To overwinter, grow small plants in late summer from cuttings. See pelargonium cultivation
Propagation
Take softwood cuttings in summer and overwinter plants in frost-free conditions or take softwood cuttings in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Deadhead regularly
Pests
Vine weevils, leafhoppers, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats, glasshouse whitefly and aphids can be troublesome
Diseases
May be susceptible to foot and root rots in wet soils, grey moulds and a virus
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