About
Rushmoor Amazon' (Rushmoor River Series) (d) is a pelargonium with pink-flecked, yellow, semi-double, 5-7cm flowers that are held on long stems giving an unusually open and relaxed head of bloom.
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 pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, East-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeBedding, Houseplants, Conservatory Greenhouse
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Coastal, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationEnjoys good light and frost-free conditions. A high potash feed encourages flowering in spring and summer. See Pelargonium cultivation
PruningCut back in spring if plants have become leggy. Deadhead regularly
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in spring and summer or overwinter plants in frost free conditions
Pest resistanceGlasshouse leafhoppers, vine weevils, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats, and aphids can be troublesome; aphids are generally more problematic on over-wintered plants
Disease resistanceMay suffer from grey moulds, Pelargonium rust, Pelargonium viruses and foot and root rots in wet soils