Pelargonium Happy Face Amethyst - Ivy Geranium

Pelargonium Happy Face Amethyst bears beautiful clusters of lilac-amethyst flowers that bloom from June until the first frosts. This trailing variety is easy to grow and requires little maintenance. Its beautiful flowers and foliage are ideal for creating sumptuous displays in hanging baskets or pots, either alone or paired with a purple or pale-pink variety.

Ivy geraniums are derived, among others, from Pelargonium peltatum, a plant from the geranium family that is native to the coastal region of the Cape Province in South Africa. This species forms trailing or spreading stems. Its foliage resembles that of ivy. The hybrids we know as ivy geraniums have the same trailing habit and increased floriferousness. This variety has a rapid growth rate, forming a trailing dome 50 to 60cm (20 to 24in) high, composed of numerous flexible stems adorned with bright and shiny dark green foliage. The slightly fleshy and aromatic leaves display five pointed lobes. They are peltate and circular. The single and round flowers are grouped in terminal clusters, 3 to 5cm (1 to 2in) in diameter.

Ivy geraniums are generous and undemanding plants, ideal for decorating pots for a large part of the year. They cascade beautifully from pots and balconies. Their simple flowers create colourful spots that blend together or highlight other plants, whether trailing like purple or chocolate-leaved ipomoeas (Ipomoea Illusion Midnight Lace, Ipomoea Sweet Heart 'Purple') or upright like zonal geraniums, petunias, gauras, or fuchsias. The Happy Face Amethyst variety brings the necessary volume to floral compositions, whether used alone or combined with a white or dark red variety like 'Velvet Red', for example.

Please be aware that our young plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners. Upon receipt, repot and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before planting them outdoors, once the risk of frost has definitely passed.