About
A bushy, tender perennial to 60cm tall with scented, bluntly-lobed green leaves edged with a thin golden-yellow margin. Clusters of relatively large, bright pink flowers are borne from late spring into summer.
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
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
FragranceFoliage
Care notes
CultivationRequires frost-free conditions and good light. Feed plants with a high potassium 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 in spring and summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to glasshouse pests such as aphids and glasshouse whitefly
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds, pelargonium rust and Pelargonium viruses