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Pelargonium 'Crocodile' (I/C/d) | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Pelargonium 'Crocodile' (I/C/d)

Pelargonium 'Crocodile' (I/C/d)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

About this plant

A compact, bushy, trailing evergreen perennial with variegated mid-green lobed leaves veined with white which look like a crocodile skin. Single, dark cerise pink flowers appear from early spring through until the autumn

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AlkalineNeutralAcid

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Remove spent flowers. To overwinter, grow small plants in late summer from cuttings. See Pelargonium cultivation for further advice.

Pruning

Deadhead regularly

Propagation

Take softwood cuttings in summer and overwinter plants in frost free conditions or take softwood cuttings in spring

Pests

May be susceptible to vine weevil, leafhoppers, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats and aphids. Aphids are generally more problematic on over-wintered plants

Diseases

May be susceptible to foot and root rots and grey moulds in wet soils. A virus may occur where cultivars are maintained by cuttings

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Gravel Garden

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