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Pelargonium 'Colocho'

price	$6.00
zone	Zone 9 ; frost protection required
size	12" high x 18" wide
season	spring, summer, fall
A genetically challenged Pelargonium graveolens with leaves that are curled under and small pink pipes instead of the usual Pelargonium graveolens flowers. It has a pleasant rose scent and is easy to grow but likes some shade in the afternoon. It is known in the UK as Pelargonium graveolens "Bontrosai'

Photograph by Donn Reiners

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This is an unusual member of the Geranium Family. The leaf lobes are very fine and narrow, and the flowers look like white tissue paper with notched margins and a pink central blotch. The anthers are orange. The plant grows in the winter and flowers in the spring. It must be allowed to go dormant during the summer. At that time all water should be withheld. It does well in a container, but should be protected from temperatures below freezing in the winter. It can be propagated from root cuttings or seeds. The roots are bright yellow and semi fibrous. It comes from the winter rainfall areas of the Western Cape of South Africa and grows in sandy loam.

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