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Pelargonium 'Little Spikey' (Z/Min/St/d)

geranium 'Little Spikey'

'Little Spikey' is a compact, evergreen, bushy plant growing 20-30cm tall with lobed green leaves and clusters of double, creamy-white flowers splashed with red borne over a long season

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Ultimate height

0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

1–2 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Loam

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or East–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

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

How to grow

Cultivation

Enjoys good light and frost-free conditions. A high potash feed encourages flowering in spring and summer. See Pelargonium cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring and summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Mediterranean climate plants
Patio and container plants

Pruning

Cut back in spring if plants have become leggy. Deadhead regularly

Pests

Generally trouble free, but may suffer from aphids in spring

Diseases

May suffer from grey moulds, Pelargonium rust and Pelargonium viruses

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