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Pelargonium 'Phyllis' (Z/v)

A uniform, branching evergreen perennial with striking bright yellow and green variegated, lobed leaves which have a fragrance similar to apricots. Masses of bright pink to scarlet red flowers with a white throat appear from April through to July

Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
1–2 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Pink Red White Yellow Green Variegated
Summer Pink Red White Yellow Green Variegated
Autumn Yellow Green Variegated
Winter Yellow Green Variegated
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1C
Botanical 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
Zonal pelargoniums are bushy evergreen perennials with fleshy stems, rounded, palmately lobed leaves often zoned with maroon, and single or double flowers in shades of purple, red, pink, orange and white, from early to late summer

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How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Remove spent flowers. To overwinter, grow small plants in late summer from cuttings. See Pelargonium cultivation for further advice

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
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Bedding
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to vine weevil, leafhoppers, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats and aphids. Aphids are generally more problematic on over-wintered plants

Diseases

May be susceptible to foot and root rots and grey moulds in wet soils. A virus may occur where cultivars are maintained by cuttings

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