Scented Geranium
- Botanical Name
- Pelargonium graveolens
- Hardiness
- Zone 10, grown as annual elsewhere
- Height
- 12 to 24 inches
- Width
- 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer: pink
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, container mix
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 12 to 24 inches apart
- Use in containers or indoors as a houseplant where its fragrance can be enjoyed
- Problems
- Bacterial wilt, botrytis blight, whiteflies
- Varieties
- Pelargonium tomentosum - Peppermint Geranium
- Mabel Grey - strong lemon-scented foliage
- Snowflake - 4-5" leaves, white to cream variegation, lemon-rose scent
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