| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 1-3 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 1-3 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Other: Dry, needle-like beaked pod |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic. |
| Flower Color: | Orange Pink Purple Red White Other: 4 to 6 inch rounded umbels of single or double 5 petaled flowers. |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter |
| Suitable Locations: | Houseplant |
| Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Fe (Iron) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) Co (Cobalt) |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 60ºF-75ºF Days to germinate: 7-14 days 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 Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Naturescape30 | On May 1, 2018 | Miscellaneous Event Successfully overwintered 2nd year |
| lovesblooms | On February 18, 2020 | Seeds sown indoors, heat/lights |
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