BOTANICAL NAME PELARGONIUM PELTATUM
PRONUNCIATION pell - ar - GO - nee -um
COMMON NAME Ivy Leaf Geranium
FAMILY Geraniaceae
Life Cycle Annual Bedding plant OR Houseplant
Growth Habit Shrub-like H 10-18” X W 10-18”
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
LEAF Ovate Length 2” - 3” Width 2” - 3”
MARGIN Entire Lobed
VEINS Palmate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER An umbel White, pink, red, and shades thereof
FRUIT Insignificant
EXPOSURE Sun Part shade
USE Hanging baskets Containers
DESCRIPTION A trailing geranium, peltate leaves, 5 angled or lobed, sometimes zoned with red; ivy shaped
CULTURAL PRACTICES 40° - 45° F. night Propagate by stem cuttings only