About
A medium-sized, upright, evergreen shrub to about 3m tall with glossy, dark green, leathery leaves and large, anemone-form flowers with outer guard petals and a dense centre of red petaloids mixed with stamens in late winter and spring. A bold and striking red-flowered camellia for a sheltered, acid soil border.
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
Plant details
Suggested usesContainers, rock gardens, dry gardens.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in gritty compost. Full sun.
PruningMinimal pruning. Remove dead leaves.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.