Botanical Name: Pelargonium cordifolium
Common Name: Heart-leaved pelargonium
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Upright to rounded plant with bold, heart-shaped leaves and prolonged blooming season featuring pinkish purple flowers
Height to 4'
Spread to 4'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil tolerates nearly any soil with good drainage
Hardiness Hardy; zones 8,9, 12-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves cordate fuzzy leaves with a dull gray-green color; margins somewhat lobed and coarsely toothed
Flowers terminal clusters of 1" diameter flowers; upper petals larger than lower three petals; petals are pink to purple with darker striping
Fruit typical geranium capsule with pronounced “beak”
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent source of color in borders and beds; prolonged bloom and attractive foliage make this a choice plant in cottage style and mixed perennial gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes regular watering; tolerates brief drought
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release fertilizer in spring
Pruning dead-head and pinch frequently to encourage a dense form
Pests/Diseases tobacco budworm, aphids, whiteflies, spider mites
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Geraniaceae

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