Zonal Geraniums - Garden Geranium Pelargonium

Pelargonium x hortorum

Zonal Pelargoniums are so called because of the markings on the leaves of many cultivars. The slightly fuzzy foliage is heart-shaped, often zoned or banded and features scalloped edges. They may be flat or cupped.

There are thousands of types of zonal geraniums. There are bedding types as well as novelty geraniums suitable for growing indoors in containers.

The fancy leaved Pelargonium is a member of the zonal Pelargonium group. There are also variegated geraniums belonging to this group which feature leaves so beautifully colored that they are just as pretty when they are out of bloom as when they are covered with flowers.

The most common types will grow to 4 feet tall under favorable conditions. There are also Pelargonium x hybrids less than a foot tall.

Pelargonium x hybrids can be propagated from seed or cuttuings.

Most garden geraniums will tolerate a light frost but a hard freeze is deadly to most types.

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