Pelargonium 'Sophie Dumaresque' (Z/v)
geranium 'Sophie Dumaresque'
A bushy, succulent-stemmed tender perennial, with rounded, tricoloured leaves, mid green in the centre with bronze zonal markings and pale golden edges. Produces loose clusters of single, orange-red flowers on upright stems from late spring into summer
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 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 | Orange Red | Green Bronze Gold | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Orange Red | Green Bronze Gold | ||
| Autumn | Green Bronze Gold | |||
| Winter | Green Bronze Gold |
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
May be planted outdoors in beds, baskets and containers after all risk of frost has passed; young plants may need to be hardened off first. Grow in fertile, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun, and overwinter indoors. See pelargonium cultivation for more detailed advice
Propagation
Propagate by seed or by softwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- hanging basket
- Patio and container plants
- Conservatory and greenhouse
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Deadhead regularly
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevils, leafhoppers, root mealybugs, aphids, caterpillars, western flower thrips and sciarid flies
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey moulds, black leg, pelargonium rust and pelargonium viruses
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