| Description | Geranium ABC's (Pelargonium) One of the more popular outdoor plants used in containers and bedded out in the garden. A tender perennial grown as an annual. Can be grown indoors in a bright window. |
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| Plant Type | Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full to semi-shade |
| Moisture | prefer to be kept evenly moist to slightly dry, will tolerate drier conditions once established |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, avoid soggy wet |
| Growing Media | average patio mix, well drained, avoid soggy wet |
| Temperature | will tolerate cooler temperatures but are frost sensitive. |
| Flowers | 5 petaled and found in umbel, Colors: red, salmon, white, pink, rose, purple, etc., doubles and single s |
| Fruit | distinctive beaked seed capsules, hence the common name of crane’s bill (geranium in Greek means crane) |
| Leaves | range from green to variegated to multicolored |
| Dimensions | The range can be from 12" to several feet. I have had old plants over 24" tall with equal or greater spread. |
| Maintenance | Geraniums can develope edema. This is water-soaked spots on the underside of the leaf. With time these areas will develope a corky appearance. This is not a disease but a cultural problem from over watering during times when the plants are not transpiring (loosing) much water. Most Geraniums benefit from pinching or pruning during the growing season to keep the plant to size. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to frost free areas of the southern hemisphere. |
| Misc Facts | The name pelargonium is derived from the Greek word "pelargos" meaning stork beak. The seed head or fruit has the shape of a beak. AKA: Geranium Orange Appeal Geranium Rocky Mountain Pink, Geranium Fantasia Strawberry, Geranium Eclipse Light Salmon |
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