Zonal Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum Black Velvet™ Scarlet) in the Pelargoniums Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Annual Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Plant Height:	10-14 inches
Plant Spread:	12 to 16 inches
Flowers:	Showy Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic.
Flower Color:	Red
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Uses:	Suitable as Annual
Dynamic Accumulator:	Fe (Iron) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) Co (Cobalt)
Propagation: Seeds:	Days to germinate: 3 to 14 Depth to plant seed: Cover lightly (1/8 inch) Start indoors Can handle transplanting Will not come true from seed
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
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Trade name information:

Series: Black Velvet™
Trade Name: Scarlet
Cultivar name: 'Scarlet'

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Comments:

Posted by woofie (NE WA - Zone 5a) on Oct 4, 2011 1:48 PM concerning plant:

Seeds are fertile, but will not necessarily grow true to the mother plant. Seeds should be removed from the pod and slightly scratched before sowing. I tried planting the whole pod and nothing ever grew from them, but when I removed them from the pod and lightly scarified them, I had nearly 100% germination. But some of the resulting plants had very pretty pink flowers instead of red. And I had none of the pink variety growing in my garden.

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Pelargoniums Zonal Geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum Black Velvet™ Scarlet)