pelargonium 'Lord Bute'

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

Deadhead regularly

Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer and overwinter plants in frost free conditions or propagate by softwood cuttings in spring

Leafhoppers, vine weevils, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats, glasshouse whitefly and aphids can be troublesome

Foot and root rots and grey moulds are often troublesome in wet conditions. A virus may occur, particularly where cultivars are maintained by cuttings