Botanical Name: Pelargonium hortorum
Common Name: Common geranium
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape compact, shrubby plant with thick fleshy stems; becomes woody with age
Height 3' - 4'
Spread 3' - 4'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred, will grow in partial shade
Soil well-drained, slightly acidic soil preferred
Hardiness some frost (zones 12-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves simple palmate, opposite, rounded, 2"-4" diameter, usually soft, pubescent and strongly scented; sometimes zoned with dark green, brown, pink or white
Flowers terminal umbels of brightly colored trumpet-shaped flowers, red, pink, white; spring through summer
Fruit small woody capsule
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings, seed
 
Usage:
good in warm sunny beds, in containers, works well with Mediterranean or Spanish style landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers deep, infrequent waterings; well-established plants are extremely drought-tolerant
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer in early spring
Pruning head back hard in early spring
Pests/Diseases tobacco budworm
Special Conditions/Other blooms best when potbound
 
Origin: hybrid
Family: Geraniaceae

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