General Plant Information (Edit)
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

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Common names
  • Nutmeg Geranium
  • Sweet-leaved Geranium
  • Storksbill

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Comments:
  • Posted by wcgypsy (Northern California) on Sep 29, 2011 8:51 AM concerning plant:
    I've been growing nutmeg geranium for about 40 years. It's one of my favorite plants. I use it as a groundcover in lightly shaded situations where its growth is open and airy, planted en masse. When grown in full sun it has tighter, more compact growth, more mound-like.

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