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Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight' (A)

geranium 'Captain Starlight'

A compact, evergreen perennial, to 20cm tall, bearing flowers from late spring into autumn with rich red-purple upper petals and lower petals of the palest mauve-lavender

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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
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Pink Blue Purple Red Green
Summer Pink Blue Purple Red Green
Autumn Pink Blue Purple Red Green
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

West–facing or East–facing or South–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H1C
Botanical details
Family
Geraniaceae
Native to the UK
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
Angel pelargoniums are compact, bushy perennials with small, rounded leaves, sometimes scented, and clusters of small single flowers in shades of pink, red purple or white

How to grow

Cultivation

Requires frost-free conditions. Feed regularly through the growing season with a high potassium fertiliser to encourage flowering. See pelargonium cultivation

Propagation

Propagate from softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in spring and summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Mediterranean climate plants
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
Pruning

Deadhead regularly

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, particularly in spring

Diseases

May be susceptible to Pelargonium rust and a Pelargonium virus

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