PELARGONIUM X HORTORUM BOTANICAL NAME PELARGONIUM X HORTORUM
PRONUNCIATION pell - ar - GO - nee - um hor - TOR - um
COMMON NAME (Zonal) Geranium
FAMILY Geraniaceae
Life Cycle Annual Bedding plant OR Houseplant
Growth Habit Shrub-like Height 12” - 18” Width 12” - 14” Upright
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
LEAF Length 3” - 4” Width 3” - 4”
COMPOSITION Simple
MARGIN Crenate
VEINS Palmate
FLOWER An umbel Summer Red, white, salmon, pink
FRUIT Insignificant
EXPOSURE Sun
GROWTH Rapid
USE House plant Bedding or container plant
DESCRIPTION Flower is an umbel
DESCRIPTION Zonals - have dark colored band in leaf if in the sun Many cultivars
CULTURAL PRACTICES 50° F. night Propagate by seed or cuttings
PROBLEMS Virus
NATIVE OF: South Africa