Pelargonium sidoides
species pelargoniums
- 9cm pot
- £7.99
- available to order from summer
- 2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
- £15.98 £5.33 each
- available to order from summer
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or general-purpose potting compost for containers
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May to November
- Hardiness: frost tender (will need winter protection)
Sumptuous magenta flowers that look near black in certain lights, contrast delightfully with the scalloped, velvety, grey foliage that looks great even when there are no flowers.
Traditionally sought after for its medicinal properties, Pelargonium sidoides is an award-winning, South African native, which is still used in cold and flu medicines today.
Traditionally sought after for its medicinal properties, Pelargonium sidoides is an award-winning, South African native, which is still used in cold and flu medicines today.
Pot up your pelargoniums, but only place them outside in the garden after the risk of frost has passed. Remove the spent flowers as they fade, and keep them well fed using a dilute solution of a high-potash liquid fertiliser (Tomorite is ideal) at regular intervals.
If you want to keep them over the winter, move them to a frost free environment and avoid overwatering during the colder months.
If you want to keep them over the winter, move them to a frost free environment and avoid overwatering during the colder months.
