Geranium Zonal Chocolate

5 Large Plug Plants
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  • Supplied as: 5 Large Plug Plants
  • Height: 35cm (14")
  • Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
  • Plant Type: Annual
  • Product Code: 210409
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FREE delivery on orders over £70

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Quick Facts:

  • Supplied as: 5 Large Plug Plants
  • Height: 35cm (14")
  • Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
  • Plant Type: Annual
  • Product Code: 210409
View Product Description
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The distinguished and unusually coloured two-toned leaves of Geranium Zonal chocolate have a very dark brown inner leaf with a broad emerald green margin. The distinct scarlet flower heads give a wonderful contrast between foliage and flowers. 

We trialled this gorgeous looking Geranium last season at the nursery with great success and can now offer this plant as a pack of 5 Plug Plants for you to enjoy too. 

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Product Code 210409
Supplied as 5 Large Plug Plants
Habit Upright/Bush
Suitable for Hanging Baskets? Yes
Suitable for Patio Containers? Yes
Scented? No
Plant Type Annual
Botanical name Pelargonium x hortorum
Season spring
Planting Position Full Sun to Partial Shade
Eventual Height 35cm (14")
Eventual Spread 35cm (14")
Flower Colour Red

Size guide - Pack of 5 Large Plug Plants 

Pot Ready, Large, Healthy plants individually rooted in large plugs of compost. Ideal for planting into baskets, containers or small areas in the garden. Best results achieved if grown on for a short while in 9cm/10cm pots prior to planting out if planting straight into garden borders. Tender varieties will need protecting from frost. Compost volume around 4-5cm deep x 3-4cm square. Foliage height 5cm-12cm (depending on variety). Full growing instructions are provided.

Using a good quality multi-purpose compost, pot up your plugs into 10cm pots or use the 6 Pack Cell Plant Trays. Once your Geranium plug plants have been potted on and labelled, water them in well and grow on for 5-6 weeks.

Keep plants frost free until mid/late May and then harden off before being placed in their final positions when the risk of frost has passed in your area.

Brookside Nursery Advice to help you get the best from your Geranium bedding plants.

Perhaps because upright bedding geraniums are quite easy to look after they are one of the most popular bedding plants to grow in troughs, containers, hanging baskets and garden borders during the summer months, but it is still worth taking some care of your geranium plants as they can be in flower for several months.

Once ready to plant outside, space at around 8-12" (20-30cm) apart, preferably where they will receive between 6-8 hours a day of bright daylight or sun. Plant in a free-draining fertile soil if possible but they will still grow in stony, poorer soils. Water in well until plants are established.

Pinching out the first flower buds will ensure that the plant will put its energies into a good root system and leaf growth which will result in a stronger, bushier plant with more blooms.

Geraniums are fairly forgiving if you forget to water them for a day or two. In fact, once established they will prefer too little to too much water. Overwatering and being left in standing water will eventually lead to the roots rotting. Feed throughout the season with a high potash feed as this promotes strong blooms. A diluted measure of  Tomorite   once a week can be used.

Remove faded blooms as they go over, cutting back to the base of the flowering stem. This will encourage more flowers and keep your display looking fresh and tidy.

At the end of the flowering season, geraniums can be lifted and put onto the compost heap to rot down.

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