Botanical Name: Pelargonium domesticum
Common Name: Martha Washington Pelargonium
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape rounded, spreading shrub with soft, trailing stems, dark folded round foliage
Height 3'
Spread 3'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors part shade to full sun; hot sun may burn some foliage
Soil prefers a well-draining loam
Hardiness some frost: zones 12-17, 21-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves alternate, 2"-4" across, irregularly lobed and serrate, usually somewhat folder toward center
Flowers large, showy, 2" wide, trumpet shaped, in loose rounded clusters; white, red, lavender, pink, splotched with darker colors
Fruit
 
Propagation:
tip cuttings, seed
 
Usage:
container plants, in groupings, facer plant, hanging baskets, good source of bright color
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering - once weekly in summer
Fertilizing balanced in spring as needed
Pruning head back regularly to keep dense; remove spent flowers
Pests/Diseases tobacco budworm, aphids, whitefly, red spider mite
Special Conditions/Other cultivar from P. cucullatum, P. angulosum & P. grandiflorum
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Geraniaceae

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