Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 3-5 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3-5 feet |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Other: bright yellow heart shaped leaves, variable mid green central |
Flowers: | Showy Other: The Pelargonium flower has a single symmetry plane (zygomorphic) which distinguishes it from the Geranium flower which is actinomorphic. |
Flower Color: | Lavender Other: Lavender pink, reddish purple veins on the two large upper petals |
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 |
Miscellaneous: | Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights |
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