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Herbaceous Perennial

Pelargonium 'Black Velvet Scarlet' (Black Velvet Series) (Z/v)

geranium 'Black Velvet Scarlet'

An upright, bushy zonal pelargonium with dark foliage, leaves have maroon, almost black centres and green margins. Produces clusters of bright red flowers in summer.

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Ultimate height

0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

1–2 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

East–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

H1C

Botanical details

Family: Geraniaceae
Native to the UK: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Pelargonium can be perennials, sub-shrubs or shrubs, sometimes succulent and mostly evergreen, with palmately lobed or pinnately divided leaves and clusters of slightly irregular, 5-petalled flowers
Name status: Unresolved
Horticultural Group: Zonal pelargoniums are bushy evergreen perennials with fleshy stems, rounded, palmately lobed leaves often zoned with maroon, and single or double flowers in shades of purple, red, pink, orange and white, from early to late summer

How to grow

Cultivation

Under glass grow in a potting compost in a light spot, with shade from hot sun and good ventilation. Can be grown outside in frost-free areas, or as an annual or in containers in areas prone to frost. See pelargonium cultivation for more advice

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in spring, late summer or early autumn

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
hanging basket
Patio and container plants
Bedding
Conservatory and greenhouse
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Deadhead regularly

Pests

May be susceptible to vine weevils, glasshouse leafhoppers, root mealybugs, aphids, caterpillars, western flower thrips and sciarid flies

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey moulds, black leg and pelargonium rust

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