| Plant Habit: | Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) 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: | 2 to 4 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 2 to 3 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Fragrant Other: Deeply incised, pubescent (velvety). |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic. |
| Flower Color: | Pink White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Flowers |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Raw |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Fe (Iron) Mn (Manganese) Zn (Zinc) Cu (Copper) Co (Cobalt) |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 55ºF Days to germinate: 1 to 2 weeks but sometimes may take months. 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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