About
A compact, evergreen perennial to around 30cm tall with small, cupped leaves. Flowers borne from spring into autumn are pink with deeper pink veining.
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, 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, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants
Care notes
CultivationRequires frost-free conditions. Feed regularly through the growing season with a high potassium fertiliser to encourage flowering. See pelargonium cultivation
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationPropagate from softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in spring and summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, particularly in spring
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to Pelargonium rust and a Pelargonium virus