Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Flowers: | Showy Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic. |
Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Fe (Iron) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) Co (Cobalt) |
Propagation: Seeds: | 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 |
LyraLu | On January 17, 2022 | Deadheaded Deadheaded blossoms. Growing in the kitchen window light. |
LyraLu | On January 17, 2022 | Cuttings stuck Took 3 cuttings to propagate for 2022. Placed in a 4" round pot on the kitchen windowsill. |
LyraLu | On January 17, 2022 | Potted up Took a leaf cutting at the end of summer. Checked for roots today and the pot was filled, but the leaf looks bad (curling and yellowing). I potted it into a larger pot to see if it continues to survive. |
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