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pelargonium 'Purple Heart'

Pelargonium 'Purple Heart' (Dw/St/C)

Genus: Pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

About this plant

'Purple Heart' is a dwarf stellar cultivar with single orange flowers. The flowers are set against a foil of green, palmate leaves with dark purple centres; hence the cultivar name

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

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Requires frost-free conditions and good light. Feed plants with a high potash fertiliser during the growing season to promote flowering. See pelargonium cultivation

Pruning

Deadhead regularly. Cut back hard if overwintering old plants indoors

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in spring or summer

Pests

Generally trouble-free, but may be susceptible to glasshouse pests such as aphids and glasshouse whitefly in spring

Diseases

Generally trouble-free, but may be susceptible to grey moulds, pelargonium rust and Pelargonium viruses

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalPatio ContainerLow Maintenance

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatory

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