About
Pelargonium 'Hazel Gypsy' is a Pelargonium cultivar in the family Geraniaceae that flowers from June to October. It belongs to a genus largely derived from warm temperate regions and is handled as a tender summer plant in the UK. Plants suit containers or summer bedding where they can be sheltered from winter cold. Provide a sunny, sheltered position in free-draining compost and avoid prolonged winter exposure to frost.
About the genus
Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. It includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs. Taxonomist Carl Linnaeus originally included all the species of Pelargonium and Geranium under the latter name.
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In the garden
Pelargonium 'Hazel Gypsy' is a cultivar within the Pelargonium genus (family Geraniaceae), a group containing many species and garden hybrids originating from warm temperate and tropical areas. Cultivars in this group are commonly used across temperate regions as summer bedding, patio subjects or houseplants because they carry an extended flowering season and tolerate heat and dry spells more readily than many temperate perennials. For growing, choose a sunny, sheltered site and a friable, free-draining compost. Pelargoniums generally tolerate periods of drought once established but are vulnerable to hard frost, so treat Hazel Gypsy as tender: plant out after all risk of severe frost or keep in containers that can be moved under cover. Moderate feeding through the summer encourages continued bloom; remove spent flower heads to focus energy on new flowers. Where it fits in the UK garden depends on winter arrangements. It performs well in patio tubs, window boxes and mixed summer displays, and will also work in a conservatory or on a bright windowsill over winter. Expect a run of flowers through the summer months — flowers appear from June to October.
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More in the Pelargonium genus
- Pelargonium 'Barbe Bleu' (I/d)
- Pelargonium 'Diana Louise' (Z/d)
- Pelargonium 'Elizabeth Taylor' (Z)
- Pelargonium 'Brookside Spitfire' (Dw/d)
- Pelargonium 'Deacon Jubilant' (Z/d)
- Pelargonium 'Don's Richard A. Costain' (Z/C/v/d)
- Pelargonium 'Friesdorf' (Fr/Dw)geranium 'Friesdorf'
- Pelargonium 'Galway Star' (Sc/v)