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Zonal Geranium |
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Horseshoe Geranium |
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Fish Geranium |
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Storksbill |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | to 18 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 9 to 12 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic. |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
| 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 |
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| Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Sep 28, 2012 10:16 AM A cross of two Southern African native species, "...probably the blending of P. zonale and P. inquinans (and possibly others)..." as noted on Tropicos. [ Reply to this comment | |
| lovesblooms | On February 18, 2020 | Seeds sown indoors, heat/lights |
| Naturescape30 | On May 1, 2018 | Miscellaneous Event Successfully overwintered 2nd year |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| photo linked to wrong plant by thomas | Feb 25, 2016 10:28 AM | 5 |
| Please ID all of these flowers by gross4160 | Aug 21, 2019 10:47 AM | 4 |
| Geranium cultivar by starbookworm | May 16, 2019 11:44 AM | 5 |
| Help IDing these Pelargonium by Southamerica | Mar 5, 2019 1:14 PM | 6 |
| Want to identify by lushkie52 | Feb 13, 2019 1:13 PM | 2 |
| please add by pinkiris | Oct 31, 2018 2:02 PM | 2 |
| Some botanical pelargoniums by Fabian2401 | Apr 10, 2018 2:47 PM | 16 |
| Colorful plant by keithp2012 | Sep 12, 2017 9:46 AM | 7 |
| Pelargonuim / Sardinella by Marsmalta | May 31, 2017 10:25 AM | 1 |
| Share Your Photos by GoatDriver | May 12, 2021 9:24 AM | 6,328 |
| Recommendations by kniphofia | Apr 26, 2015 11:06 AM | 4 |
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