Geranium

About This Plant...

Genus and species: Pelargonium x hortorum

Plant type: warm-season annual

Height: 10-18 inches

Location and soil: sun; rich soil

Uses: bedding, border, containers

Bloom time: late spring-summer

Color range: pink, red, salmon, white

Indoor Sowing...

Time needed to reach transplant size: 10-12 weeks

When to transplant to garden: after last spring frost

Outdoor Sowing...

When to sow outdoors: after last spring frost

Other Sowing Guidelines...

Approx. germination time: 14 days

Germination temp.: 70-80 degrees F.

Sowing Depth: just cover

Needs light or dark to germinate: -

Transplanting Guidelines...

Spacing between plants: 12 inches

Growing On...

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Growing tips: germination is irregular, so presoak seeds overnight before planting; plants are frost-tender, but can be wintered over for planting next spring by digging up after frost and hanging bare-root in a cool spot until February.

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