Pelargonium Tommy - Ivy Geranium

Pelargonium Tommy impresses with its great vigour and unique flowering. From May to October, it produces rounded bouquets made up of small semi-double flowers in a rare and deep colour between burgundy and claret with velvety violet reflections. They are borne on a beautiful, opulent plant, with a trailing habit and lush foliage. Easy to grow and requiring little maintenance, it is perfect for creating sumptuous displays in hanging baskets or pots, alone or paired with a white or pale-pink variety.

Ivy geraniums are derived, among others, from Pelargonium peltatum, a plant in the Geraniaceae family that is native to the coastal region of the Cape Province in South Africa. This species forms creeping or spreading stems, with foliage resembling that of ivy. The hybrids we know as ivy geraniums show the same trailing habit and increased floribundity. Tommy shows rapid growth and particularly generous vegetation, forming a tuft that is both round and trailing, 60 to 80cm (24 to 32in) tall. It is composed of numerous flexible stems adorned with bright green, shiny foliage with five pointed lobes. The slightly fleshy and aromatic leaves are peltate and circular. The semi-double flowers are grouped in terminal clusters, 3 to 5cm (1 to 2in) in diameter.

Ivy-leaf geraniums are generous and undemanding plants, ideal for decorating flower pots or flower beds in front of the house. They will bloom for most of the year. They cascade beautifully from planters and balconies. Their flowers create colourful masses that blend together or enhance other plants, whether trailing like the purple or chocolate-foliaged ipomoeas (Ipomoea Illusion Midnight Lace, Ipomoea Sweet Heart 'Purple') or upright like hortorum geraniums, petunias, gauras, or fuchsias. Tommy provides the necessary volume in floral compositions, whether used alone or combined with a white or pale-pink variety like 'France Roche', 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.