pelargonium [Precision Red Ice]

Ideal for hanging baskets and tubs, using multipurpost compost. Overwinter by taking indoors, or growing small plants in late summer from cuttings . See Pelargonium cultivation for further advice

Deadhead regularly

Propagate by seed, or by softwood cuttings

Vine weevil, leafhoppers, caterpillars, thrips, fungus gnats and aphids can be troublesome. Aphids are generally more problematic on over-wintered plants

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