About
A tender evergreen perennial, with a bushy habit and shallowly lobed green leaves with serrated edges. Produces clusters of pale pink flowers, with deep reddish-pink blotches at the base of the petals, from early summer 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
SunlightFull sun, Partial shade
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAlkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeBedding, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationMay be planted outdoors in beds, baskets and containers after all risk of frost has passed; young plants may need to be hardened off first. Grow in fertile, neutral to alkaline soil in sun or light shade, and overwinter indoors. See pelargonium cultivation for more detailed advice
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in spring or early autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil, glasshouse leafhopper, root mealybugs, aphids, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats and glasshouse whitefly
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds, black leg, pelargonium rust and pelargonium viruses