Botanical Name: Common Names:
Geranium Assorted TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Climbers, Groundcovers, Shrubs Climbing / Twining, Dense, Prostrate, Rounded, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Attractive hardy small perennial. Geranium's are suitable for gardens all over Australia. Flowers throughout the warmer months with round-like blooms. Dense foliage ranges from mid to dark green and has a great trailing to semi-trailing habit, some varieties have scented foliage. Great for hanging baskets and containers or plant in a garden bed for a stunning splash of colour. Available in a range of assorted colours.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Remove spent flower heads to promote flowering. Add compost to soil twice a year, autumn and spring. Feed with a slow release fertiliser but do not use a high nitrogen one as this would promote more leaves and less blooms. Can mulch lightly with straw. In extremely dry weather, water deep once every fortnight.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Geraniaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Assorted
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate, High
Wind: High
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