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pelargonium 'Captain Starlight'

Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight' (A)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

About this plant

'Captain Starlight' is a compact, evergreen perennial, to 20cm tall, bearing flowers from late spring into autumn with rich red-purple upper petals and lower petals of the palest mauve-lavender

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

Loam

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Requires frost-free conditions. Feed regularly through the growing season with a high potassium fertiliser to encourage flowering. See pelargonium cultivation

Pruning

Deadhead regularly

Propagation

Propagate from softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in spring and summer

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, particularly in spring

Diseases

May be susceptible to Pelargonium rust and a Pelargonium virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Low MaintenanceCottage InformalGround CoverPatio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years