About
This ivy-leaved variety has variegated foliage and bears clusters of single, red flowers from summer to autumn. A tender, trailing evergreen perennial often grown as summer bedding. The plants are very compact and good for containers and hanging baskets.
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, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeBedding, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitTrailing
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationGrow in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. In containers use a moisture-retentive compost. Feed fortnightly through the growing season with a balanced fertiliser. Remove spent flowers. To overwinter, grow plants from cuttings in late summer and keep at a minimum of 5°C. See Pelargonium cultivation for further information
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in spring or summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevils, glasshouse leafhoppers, mealybugs, aphids and sciarid flies
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to pelargonium viruses, also grey moulds in wet conditions