Pelargonium Moonflair Dark Pink - Ivy Geranium

Pelargonium Moonflair Dark Pink brings its beautiful dark pink colour to this new series of hybrids selected for their sublime dark green foliage and superb bushy habit. Unlike other ivy geraniums, they flower even during the height of summer, blooming without interruption until the first frosts. This one bears umbels of deep pink double flowers, highlighted by dark and abundant foliage. The vigorous plant has excellent resistance to heat, weather, and drought. It will make a great impression on a patio or balcony, placed on a windowsill, or even in a flower bed.

This hybrid geranium is a very recent creation, resulting from the cross-breeding between Pelargonium peltatum, the ivy geranium, and P. zonale, which are both tender plants from the geranium family. They are native to South Africa. Moonflair has the extraordinary floribundity of 'zonales'. It forms bushy clumps with flexible stems, while still retaining the disease resistance of ivy geranium. With rapid growth, it reaches a height of 50cm (20in) and a spread of 60cm (24in) in just a few weeks. Its slightly fleshy and aromatic leaves are peltate, circular, and glossy. Their colour is a dark green marbled with blackish green. The remarkably long and abundant flowering takes place from April until the first frost. The large umbels of double flowers are rounded and deep pink. Pelargoniums are not very hardy (-4 °C (24.8°F)), so are usually grown as annuals. However, they can survive in the ground in very mild regions, becoming true bushes. In nature, their ancestors are plants that thrive in difficult soil and climate conditions.

Ivy geraniums are generous and undemanding plants, but this variety has a beautiful appearance and exceptional generosity. It is a perfect plant for decorating pots for most of the year, without requiring much maintenance. However, it belongs to a new generation of pelargoniums that are also making a noticeable entrance into sunny flower beds and borders. Plant them en masse to create a lasting and cheerful decoration throughout the summer season. These plants tolerate drought quite well, meaning they can be combined with garden verbenas, blue lobelias, and black or purple-foliaged ipomoeas (Ipomoea Illusion Midnight Lace, Ipomoea Sweet Heart 'Purple'). Create beautiful pots by combining Moonflair geraniums with each other, or with Million Bells, variegated periwinkles, Dichondra 'Silver Falls', violets, and calibrachoas.

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.