General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic.
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| Uses: |
Suitable as Annual
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| Dynamic Accumulator: |
Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Co (Cobalt)
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Will not come true from seed
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Other: take a stem cutting just below a node and remove the leaves from the bottom one or two nodes; roots will only develop from the region of a node; harden off the plants before transplanting them outdoors
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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- Storksbill
- Gooseberry-Leaved Geranium
Posted by
wcgypsy (Northern California) on Oct 29, 2011 10:52 AM concerning plant:
This is a lovely plant as a filler, groundcover, use in baskets. It's quite tough, reseeds a lot and can get weedy looking if not kept cut back. If you keep it cut back you have a better looking plant and lessen the reseeding. Wonderful scent. I can't even remember when I got the original plant of this. It's been reseeding for me for years.
Posted by
wcgypsy (Northern California) on Apr 29, 2016 8:09 PM concerning plant:
I was thrilled to see that the Coconut Geranium sailed through our winter with 25-28 degree nights, actually thriving, growing larger and more lush. I'm now thinking that I will actually use it as more of a ground cover more extensively.
Posted by
chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Jan 2, 2013 11:29 AM concerning plant:
Several sources rate this plant as hardy to zone 8. My first plant survived a zone 7 type of winter. I'll be interested to see if it comes back again after a normal zone 5b to 6a winter.
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