General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic.
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Dynamic Accumulator: Fe (Iron)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Co (Cobalt)
Propagation: Seeds: 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
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Trade name information:
Series: Tango™
Trade Name: Orange
Cultivar name: 'Fit 708'
Common names
  • Fish Geranium
  • Horseshoe Geranium
  • Zonal Geranium
  • Storksbill

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-05-04
Waiting on my porch to be planted
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-05-04
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-05-04
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