Pelargonium 'Sophie Emma' (Z/d)
geranium 'Sophie Emma'
A compact, uniform, branching evergreen perennial with dark green lobed leaves with a dark purple blotch. Masses of large, double white flowers flushed with shell-pink, darkening to a pale peach orange as they mature, appear from June through to October
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | White Pink | Green Purple | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | White Orange | Green Purple | ||
| Autumn | White Orange | Green Purple | ||
| Winter | Green Purple |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–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
- 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
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
Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer and overwinter plants in frost free conditions or propagate by softwood cuttings in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Bedding
- 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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