General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic.
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
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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Common names
  • Peppermint-Scented Geranium
  • Peppermint Geranium
  • Storksbill

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Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-05-23
Photo by Fabian2401

Courtesy Avant Gardens
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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-05-12
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Date: 2013-09-01

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