Plant Height: 18 inches
Flower Height: 24 inches
Spread: 24 inches
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Hardiness Zone: 8
Other Names: Celery Scented Pelargonium
Description:
This selection is a spreading, branched, aromatic variety with ferny, celery scented foliage; stunning, magenta orchid-like flowers emerge in late winter and continue throughout the growing season; excellent for hanging baskets
Ornamental Features
Celery Scented Geranium features delicate clusters of hot pink orchid-like flowers with a deep purple blotch at the ends of the branches from late winter to mid fall. It has green evergreen foliage. The fragrant ferny leaves remain green throughout the winter.
Landscape Attributes
Celery Scented Geranium is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Celery Scented Geranium is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing
Celery Scented Geranium will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 24 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. It has a low canopy. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America.
