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Pelargonium 'Royal Surprise' (R)

geranium 'Royal Surprise'

'Royal Surprise' is a bushy, evergreen perennial to 50cm tall with green, toothed and lobed leaves. Double flowers, borne in late spring and summer, have frilled pink petals with dark purple blotches

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Ultimate height

0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

1–2 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Loam

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

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: Regal pelargoniums are evergreen perennials or subshrubs, bushy in habit, with rounded, often lobed leaves and usually single flowers to 4cm across, borne in clusters in late spring and into summer, in shades of pink, red, orange and purple or white

How to grow

Cultivation

Provide good light. Ensure well-draining compost, but do not allow to dry out completely. Avoid wetting flowers when watering. Feed through the growing season

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring or late summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Patio and container plants
City and courtyard gardens
Mediterranean climate plants

Pruning

Cut back in early spring if plants become leggy. Deadhead spent blooms

Pests

May suffer from aphids in spring

Diseases

May suffer from grey moulds, Pelargonium rust and Pelargonium viruses

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