About
A compact, uniform, branching evergreen perennial with dark green lobed leaves with a dark purple blotch. Masses of large, double white flowers flushed with shell-pink, darkening to a pale peach orange as they mature, appear from June through to October.
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 moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-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, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationGrow in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Remove spent flowers. To overwinter, grow small plants in late summer from cuttings. See Pelargonium cultivation for further advice
PruningDeadhead regularly to prolong flowering
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in summer and overwinter plants in frost free conditions or propagate by softwood cuttings in spring
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil, leafhoppers, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats and aphids. Aphids are generally more problematic on over-wintered plants
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to foot and root rots and grey moulds in wet soils. A virus may occur where cultivars are maintained by cuttings