About
An Angel Pelargonium, small and compact, bushy, evergreen, tender perennial with small round leaves and pansy-like five-petalled flowers in summer. Very floriferous and will require minimal frost free care in winter. Flowers are dark purple with a pale pink edge and a white throat.
About the 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
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeSand, Loam, Chalk, Clay
Soil pHNeutral, Alkaline
Soil moistureWell-drained, Moist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeShrubs
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationWill 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.
PruningPinch back tips of shoots in spring or early summer and deadhead to promote flowering. If overwintering, cut back hard in autumn or spring.
PropagationPropagate by seed in late winter and from softwood cuttings from spring to autumn.
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to Thrips, vine weevil, Leafhopper, Root mealybug, Whitefly.
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to Pelargonium rust, Pelargonium viruses, Leafy gall.