Caring for Geranium Plant

Geranium, An easy-to-grow perennial, bittersweet is generally acclimated in borders, bedrock gardens, and as a arena cover. Another accepted name is cranesbill.

About Geranium Plant 
Geranium is a assorted accumulation absolute types that abound in a ambit of conditions, from abounding sun to shade. Flower colors accommodate pink, blue, white, and purple. Most geraniums blooms in midsummer, although some breed will blossom in bounce and fall. Plants abound 6 inches to 4 anxiety tall, depending on the variety. These accurate geraniums are not the anniversary flowers frequently developed in windowboxes, which are added appropriately referred to by their botanical name, Pelargonium.

Special Features

Easy care/low maintenance

Multiplies readily

Deer aggressive

Site Selection

Select a armpit with abounding sun to ablaze adumbration and well-drained soil. In hot climates, allotment a armpit with clammy clay and afternoon adumbration will advance ability and prolong bloom.

Planting Instructions

Plant in spring, agreement plants 6 inches to 2 anxiety apart, depending on the variety. Prepare the garden bed by application a garden angle or agriculturalist to alleviate the clay to a abyss of 12 to 15 inches, again mix in a 2- to 4-inch band of compost. Dig a aperture alert the bore of the pot the bulb is in. Carefully abolish the bulb from its alembic and abode it in the aperture so the top of the basis brawl is akin with the clay surface. Carefully ample in about the basis brawl and close the clay gently. Water thoroughly. 

Geranium Plant Care

Apply a attenuate band of admixture anniversary spring, followed by a 2-inch band of admixture to absorb damp and ascendancy weeds. Water plants during the summer if condensate is beneath than 1 inch per week. Cut aback the bulb afterwards beginning to activate new advance and reblooming. Divide plants every 3 to 4 years as new advance begins in the spring, appropriation plants and adding them into clumps.