Thursday, 16 February 2017

FFF273 - PELARGONIUM X VIOLAREUM

Pelargonium violareum, Geranium violareum or Pelargonium 'Splendide' are all synonyms for this unusual hybrid identifed as Pelargonium x violareum in the Geraniaceae family. It is an upright, shrubby perennial with soft smooth stems bearing grey-green leaves with serrated edges and pansy-like flowers with bold carmine upper petals and paler pink lower petals in summer.

 The plants will reach a height of 0.5 m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years. They do well in City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, and in Containers. They grow well in compost mixed with sharp sand in a sunny position. They should deadheaded frequently to encourage further flowering.

 Pelargoniums will not survive a severe Winter outdoors, so will need to be overwintered indoors or be replaced with new plants. In cases where the Winter is milder, the plant survives but may lose its leaves. Pruning will encourage new growth in Spring. Use a high potash fertiliser in Summer.
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11 comments:

  1. Hetty16 February 2017 at 13:09

    Beautiful colour combination. Groetjes Hetty

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  2. Anonymous16 February 2017 at 14:33

    The two colors are striking! Haven't seen these before:) Thanks for hosting!

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  3. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening16 February 2017 at 14:58

    Beautiful foliage and bloom all in one!

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  4. Anonymous16 February 2017 at 21:29

    Yet another brand new one for me. Love it!

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  5. Mascha16 February 2017 at 22:01

    Very pretty! I like pelargoniums, but never seen this before.
    We have them mostly in pots, only one wild kind is overliving wintertime in my garden....

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  6. Anne Seltmann16 February 2017 at 23:15

    Hi Nick!

    Beautiful! I have never seen this color mixing!

    best regards

    Anne

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  7. Anonymous17 February 2017 at 00:20

    Hello Nick,
    beautiful blossoms! It's a very interesting color mixing.
    Have a nice weekend,
    moni

    http://www.reflexionblog.de

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  8. Kristin Aquariann17 February 2017 at 05:29

    How interesting that the upper and lower petals are different colors! Thanks for hosting!

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  9. Unknown17 February 2017 at 05:44

    first time to see 2 colours in red and white. Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. photodoug17 February 2017 at 07:22

    Nick, love the contrasting petals. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Zauberpalme20 February 2017 at 08:42

    Thats interesting. Gorgeous contrasts. Have a good day and thank you for hosting.

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