Rocky Mountain Orange Zonal Geranium is a small tender herbaceous annual with rounded to kidney-shaped green foliage that often have a dark zonal band. Upright flowering stems sporting rounded clusters of lightly fragrant, saturated red-orange semi-double flowers bloom non-stop from mid spring until frost. Flowers best in part shade and rich, well drained soils. Drought tolerant once established with heat and humidity tolerance.
Syn. with Pelargonium x hybridum or Geranium.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spacing: |
1.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
10 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Orange |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Watch for oedema, root or stem rots, which is usually a result of overwatering or poorly drained soils. Potential pests include whiteflies and aphids.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Tropical Gardens, Indoor plants, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Axilflower, Swedish Ivy, Spikes Dracaena
IMAGES: Michael Goodyear, Pelargonium 'Rocky Mountain Orange'2, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by Forest and Kim Starr, Starr 080117-1511 Pelargonium x hortorum, CC BY 3.0, (3) Addihockey10, Flowers in my backyard 13, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
