Pelargonium 'Miss Stapleton'
geranium 'Miss Stapleton'
A tender sub-shrub, with semi-succulent, spiny stems, and lobed green leaves with hairy undersides. Plants are often summer dormant, producing clusters of small, bright pink flowers with dark red blotches on the petals, in autumn and sometimes again in spring
Synonyms
Pelargonium echinatum 'Stapletonii'Pelargonium echinatum 'Miss Stapleton'
see morePelargonium × stapletoniae
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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
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink Red | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | Pink Red | Green | ||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H1CBotanical details
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- 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
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained, sandy loam in a sunny spot. Grow under glass, or in containers and overwinter indoors. Plants are drought tolerant once established, keep almost dry during the dormant period.
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown in spring, or by softwood cuttings in early autumn. Allow cuttings to dry for 2-3 days before inserting into medium
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevil, glasshouse leafhopper, root mealybugs, aphids, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats and glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey moulds, black leg, pelargonium rust and pelargonium viruses
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