About
Rimfire' has unusual-coloured flowers. Petals are a mix of red, in the shade of dried blood, and dark purple edged with salmon pink.
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, Partial shade
Soil typeLoam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-facing, East-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeBedding, Conservatory Greenhouse, 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, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationGrow in fertile well-drained soil. Feed regularly through the growing season. Over winter in frost-free conditions in good light. See pelargonium cultivation
PruningDeadhead regularly. Cut back if bringing older plants indoors for overwintering
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in spring or summer
Pest resistanceGenerally trouble-free but may be susceptible to the usual glasshouse pests such as aphids in spring and glasshouse whitefly
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free, but may be susceptible to grey moulds, pelargonium rusts and pelargonium viruses