About
Compact plants with heavily zoned, dark green foliage and single flowers in shades of red, pink and salmon.
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
AspectWest-facing, East-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH1C
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitBushy
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0-0.1 metre
Time to full height1-2 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
CultivationUnder glass, grow in a peat-free potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun with good ventilation. When in growth water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser in spring and early summer. A high potash fertiliser should be used when in flower. Water sparingly in winter. Can be grown outside in frost-free areas in a fertile soil. See Pelargonium cultivation for further advice
PruningDeadhead regularly
PropagationTake softwood cuttings in summer and overwinter plants in frost free conditions or take softwood cuttings in spring
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil, leafhoppers, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats and aphids
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to foot and root rots in wet soils, grey moulds, pelargonium rust and a virus