Pelargonium hortorum Seeds | Zonal Geranium
LATIN NAME: Pelargonium hortorum
COMMON NAME: Zonal Geranium
Plant Profile
Among the ornamental and useful plants raised from seed, Zonal Geranium (Pelargonium hortorum) stands out as a bushy, upright, perennial. Zonal geranium is dependable bright one of window box, flowering in reds, pinks and salmon tones for months on end. Plant is a generous, easy presence of pot, window box and warm border. It is a plant of open, sunny, well-drained ground. Each of these traits is modest on its own; together they make a garden-worthy plant.
Science & Biotechnology
Seed science, comparative botany and horticultural selection all touch on Pelargonium hortorum, a representative of the Pelargonium group with clear practical value. Zonal geranium is a garden classic of plant science, and bright flowers have kept breeders busy for generations. Its behaviour in gardens is well recorded, thanks to a long history in cultivation.
Uses & Benefits
Beyond its ornamental appeal, Zonal Geranium has the practical versatility that makes a plant worth growing from seed year after year. Zonal geranium is one of great, dependable flowers of window box. Rounded, dark-green leaves with horseshoe zone keep plant neat through season, and geraniums are among easiest of bright flowers to keep. It has been written up in horticultural papers for bright heads and long, easy ways, and it is a fine, generous plant of open, sunny, well-drained garden. Once it has settled, the workload drops to almost nothing.
Scented geraniums perfume gardens and flavor sugars with rose, lemon and mint notes; the South African Pelargonium sidoides root is the basis of a clinically tested cold remedy sold worldwide.
Growing from Seed
Seed is the natural starting point for Zonal Geranium, and the process is uncomplicated. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. Once the seedlings have made true leaves, pot them on individually and plant out when they are sturdy and conditions are right.
Our Take
Zonal Geranium earns its space through character rather than fuss. Its wants are few — a sunny spot, soil that drains, and time to settle in.
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