Latin name: Pelargonium
Description: Very well know summer bedding and window-sill plant, especially the Zonal types which are often referred to as geraniums, which they are not. There is a fantastic range of these magnificent plants, especially some of the variegated forms like the one pictured. If you desire scent, then there is nothing better for a Mediterranean garden than the large leaved Pelargonium papilionaceum and P. Tomentosum, both having intoxicating scents – plants that are best grown beside a path or doorway so their perfume is releases as you brush past them.
Hardiness: Half hard – must be brought undercover when below 2C
Height: from 30cm to several meters depending on species or cultivar
Position: Full sun
Soil: Neutral to poor soils produce the best flowers. Too much food produces growth and few flowers.
Water: Fairly drought tolerant once established
Usage: Can be used in drifts or in containers – can also be trained as standards for pot culture. The scented forms as mentioned are wonderful next to pathways or again in containers where they can spill over
Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Plants