About
Stellar Deanna Westwood' is a bushy, evergreen perennial to about 40cm, with lime-green foliage with a central red zone and pointed lobes. Clusters of vivid pink flowersare produced between spring and 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
Soil typeLoam
Soil pHAlkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeBedding, Houseplants, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Patio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
CultivationRequires frost-free conditions and good light. Feed plants with a high potash fertiliser during the growing season to promote flowering. See pelargonium cultivation
PruningDeadhead regularly. Cut back hard if overwintering old plants indoors
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in spring or summer
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free, but may be susceptible to vine weevil, and to glasshouse pests such as aphids and glasshouse whitefly in spring
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free, but may be susceptible to grey moulds, pelargonium rust and pelargonium virus