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pelargonium 'Tornado'

Pelargonium 'Tornado' (R)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

About this plant

'Tornado' forms a bushy plant to 40cm tall with broad, green leaves and large flowers with pale pink lower petals and purple-black upper petals

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile well-drained soil in partial shade. Remove spent flowers. To overwinter, grow small plants in late summer from cuttings

Pruning

Deadhead regularly

Propagation

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

Pests

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

Diseases

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

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio 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