Pelargonium
Pelargonium × hortorum
Also called Geranium, Bedding geranium and Zonal geranium
Garden plant · BeddingIt flowers harder when it is slightly starved and slightly dry. Overwater a pelargonium and you get a fat green plant and no colour.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Every 5 daysDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Full sun
- Feed
- Once a fortnight
- Humidity
- Low
- Hardiness
- Tender — no frost at all RHS H2, to 1°C
- Size
- 0.3 m tall · 0.3 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- A garden hybrid of South African species
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsToxic to pets
Affects dogs, cats, horses.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-08-03.
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