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
  • Peppermint-Scented Geranium
  • Storksbill
Also sold as:
  • Chocolate Peppermint

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Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-04-29
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-04-29
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Date: 2016-06-24
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Date: 2013-04-01
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Date: 2013-01-17

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Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-06-24
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-01-17

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