About
A strong, bushy tender evergreen perennial with ivy-shaped green leaves with wavy edges and a mounding habit. Heat and drought resistant. Clusters of large, bright, long-lasting violet-pink flowers appear from late spring to early autumn.
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 typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAlkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1A
Plant details
Plant typeConservatory Greenhouse, Herbaceous Perennial, Houseplants
HabitBushy
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, Houseplants, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationMay be planted outdoors in beds, baskets and containers after all risk of frost has passed; young plants may need to be hardened off first. Grow in fertile, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun, and overwinter indoors. See pelargonium cultivation for more detailed advice
PruningNo pruning required. Deadhead regularly to encourage further flowering
PropagationPropagate by seed or by softwood cuttings
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevils, leafhoppers, root mealybugs, aphids, caterpillars, western flower thrips and sciarid flies
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to grey moulds, black leg, pelargonium rust and pelargonium viruses