1. PELARGONIUM X HORTORUM
BOTANICAL NAME
PELARGONIUM X HORTORUM

2. PRONUNCIATION
pell - ar - GO - nee - um
hor - TOR - um

3. COMMON NAME
(Zonal) Geranium

5. FAMILY
Geraniaceae

6. Life Cycle
Annual
Bedding plant OR Houseplant

7. Growth Habit
Shrub-like
Height 12” - 18”
Width 12” - 14”
Upright

8. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

9. LEAF
Length 3” - 4”
Width 3” - 4”

10. COMPOSITION
Simple

11. MARGIN
Crenate

12. VEINS
Palmate

13. FLOWER
An umbel
Summer
Red, white, salmon, pink

16. FRUIT
Insignificant

17. EXPOSURE
Sun

18. GROWTH
Rapid

19. USE
House plant
Bedding or container plant

20. DESCRIPTION
Flower is an umbel

21. DESCRIPTION Zonals - have dark colored band in leaf if in the sun
Many cultivars

22. CULTURAL PRACTICES
50° F. night
Propagate by seed or cuttings

23. PROBLEMS
Virus

24. NATIVE OF:
South Africa