Botanical Name: Pelargonium x hortorum
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Common Name: Garden Geranium  
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Water Saving Tip:

Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Orange, Pink, Red, Violet, White, Multi-Colored

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Bronze, Green, Dark Green, Red, White, Yellow, Variegated

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: GardenSoft
  • Description

  • Notes

Garden Geraniums are shrubby, tender perennials that we grow as annuals due to their distaste of our cold winters. They come in a wealth of colors, both flowers and leaves. The flowers are actually clusters of lots of small flowers, blooming nearly all summer. The leaves are large, round, sometimes lobed, sometimes scalloped, typically green, though some have fabulous zones of red or mahogany, while others have white or other variegations. Many have a pleasant, musky scent. There are also ivy geraniums and scented geraniums; see those data sheets for more information.