About
An upright, bushy, evergreen perennial to about 50cm, with mid- to light green, rounded leaves with a serrated edge. Small clusters of pink flowers, the upper petals marked with a dark pink blotch, are produced from late spring to early autumn.
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
SunlightPartial shade
Soil typeLoam, Sand
Soil pHAlkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectEast-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeBedding, Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesHouseplants, Patio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
CultivationGrow in containers of peat-free multipurpose compost in a greenhouse or conservatory, or on a well-lit windowsill. May stand outside after all risk of frost has passed, or use as bedding plants in fertile, neutral to alkaline soil in partial shade, then overwinter indoors as small plants grown from late-summer cuttings. See Pelargonium cultivation
PruningPinch out shoot tips in spring and early summer to encourage bushiness. Large plants overwintered indoors can be cut back hard in late autumn or early spring
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings, from spring to late summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil larvae (in pots), leafhopper, root mealybug and whitefly
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds, a rust, viruses and leafy gall