Pelargonium 'Star Flecks' (St)
geranium 'Star Flecks'
A ternder, evergreen perennial stellar Pelargonium with lobed dark green leaves and clusters of delicate star-like single creamy-pink, red-speckled flowers in summer. The delicate looking flowers have a robust, steady, long flowering period starting early in the season.
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Neutral, AlkalineColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Pink Red | Green | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Red Pink | Green | ||
Autumn | Green | |||
Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing or East–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H1CBotanical 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
- Stellar pelargoniums are compact Zonal types, with small leaves with pointed lobes, and star-shaped single or double flowers
How to grow
Cultivation
Will grow well in a frost-free environment, in well-drained fertile neutral to alkaline soil, preferably in full sun but will tolerate some partial shade, in borders or containers. Irrigate moderately from spring to summer, and sparingly in winter allowing the compost to dry up between waterings. Apply a balanced liquid fertilizer during the growing season and switch to a high potassium fertilizer when flowering starts. Overwinter in containers before the first frost in autumn. See Pelargonium cultivation for further advice.
Propagation
Propagate from softwood cuttings from spring to autumn.
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Low Maintenance
- Bedding
- Conservatory and greenhouse
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pinch back tips of shoots in spring or early summer and deadhead to promote flowering.
Pests
May be susceptible to thrips, vine weevil, leafhopper, root mealybugs and whitefly.
Diseases
May be susceptible to pelargonium rust, pelargonium virus and leafy gall.
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