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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Trade name information:
Series: Rocky Mountain™
Trade Name: Orange
Cultivar name: 'Fip 440'
Common names
  • Fish Geranium
  • Horseshoe Geranium
  • Zonal Geranium
  • Storksbill

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-25
Taken in the evening. Color is closer to the right side flowers.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-22
First time growing this orange beauty. Taken in the evening.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-06
Taken in the evening
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-22
First time growing this orange beauty. Taken in the evening.

photo credit: Michael Goodyear

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