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Pelargonium 'Red Pandora' (Z/T)

geranium 'Red Pandora'

An upright, compact, evergreen perennial to 40cm tall and wide bearing round heads of semi-double, scarlet-red flowers in summer above lobed leaves

Synonyms
Pelargonium 'Red Patricia Andrea'
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, Neutral, Alkaline
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Red Green
Autumn Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

East–facing or 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

Under glass, grow in a peat-free potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun with good ventilation. When in growth water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser in spring and early summer. A high potash fertiliser should be used when in flower. Water sparingly in winter. Can be grown outside in frost-free areas in a fertile soil. See Pelargonium cultivation for further advice

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Houseplants
  • Patio and container plants
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Cut plants back in spring if becoming leggy. Deadhead regularly

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids and vine weevils

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds, Pelargonium rust and Pelargonium viruses

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