About
A compact, bushy, evergreen perennial to around 50cm tall bearing flowers from late spring into autumn; flowers have white lower petals and white upper petals with dark pink feathering and pink-blotched tips.
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
AspectWest-facing, South-facing, East-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 height1-2 years
Suggested usesMediterranean climate plants, City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationGrow outside in summer in fertile, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun; in containers, indoors or out, grow in well-drained, peat-free compost, in full light but shaded from scorching midday sun. Provide good ventilation, and water moderately during the growing season from spring to summer, and only sparingly in winter. For more details see pelargonium cultivation
PruningDeadhead to encourage flowering
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings from spring to autumn
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil larvae, leafhopper, root mealybugs, and whitefly
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to Pelargonium viruses, grey moulds, pelargonium rust, and leafy gall