Pelargonium 'The Boar' (Z/C/Fr)
geranium 'The Boar'
A compact, bushy herbaceous perennial with lax trailing stems to 40cm tall; rounded, purple-centred leaves and lax clusters of single, salmon-pink flowers in spring and summer
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Purple | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink Orange | Purple | ||
| Autumn | Purple | |||
| Winter | Purple |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H1CBotanical details
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- 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
Accepted
- 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 well- drained, peat-free compost in full light but with protection from hot sun. Water moderately when the plant is in active growth and feed with a balanced fertiliser in spring, switching to a high potash fertiliser from early summer until autumn. Outside, grow in a neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Lift in the autumn and keep plants dry, in bright light and frost free conditions until the spring. See Pelargonium cultivation for further advice.
Propagation
Take softwood cuttings in spring, late summer or early autumn
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Patio and container plants
- Cottage and informal garden
- hanging basket
- Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning
Cut back top growth by up to two thirds and repot overwintering plants as they are resuming new growth in the late winter/early spring
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevils, leaf hoppers, aphids, root mealybugs, caterpillars, western flower thrips, sciarid flies
Diseases
May be susceptible to grey mould and black leg
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