Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Pink White | Green | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Pink White | Green | ||
Autumn | Green | |||
Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- 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
Unresolved
- 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
Can be grown outside once risk of frost has passed. In summer, apply a high potash feed to encourage flowering. See pelargonium cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Deadhead regularly to promote flowering. To overwinter old plants, cut back hard when bringing inside
Pests
Overwintered plants may be susceptible to aphids in spring
Diseases
Generally disease-free, but may be susceptible to pelargonium rust and pelargonium viruses
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