General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
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
  • Celery Scented Pelargonium
  • Storksbill
  • Fairy Cascades
  • Violet-Flower Pelargonium

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2013-04-19
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: February, 2024
Date: 2024-02-25

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2016-06-03
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

Courtesy Avant Gardens
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Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2015-11-21
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-03-31
Celery Scented Pelargonium (Pelargonium ionidiflorum) 2015-03-31
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-10-10

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