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Geranium 'Mabel Grey' - S1
Geranium 'Mabel Grey' - S1
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Geranium 'Mabel Grey'

Pelargonium citronellum
Brush against this maple-leaved selection and release a blast of sweet, pure lemon fragrance! Tall, bushy, and deliciously scented, 'Mabel Grey' grows easily in a large pot in and is fantastic bedded out in the garden among summer flowers or in containers on the patio. Lovely small orchid-pink flower sprays appear late season.
SKU #P8033
$9.95
Details
Shipped As
Pot: 3.5" h x 2.63" w (9.5 fl oz)
Lifecycle
Annual; tender perennial
Perennial Hardiness Zone
9,
10
Annual Hardiness
Tender Annual
Mature Size
1.5-2' h x 2' w
Sun
Full sun
Soil
Rich, well-drained
Season
Summer to fall
Color
Delicate light pink with purple splotches
Features
Scented Leaves
Great for containers
Great Cut Flower
Heat or Drought Tolerant
Notable
RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner
WHEN TO SET OUTSIDE
About a week after last frost, when nighttime temperatures remain above 40°F.
PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION
Geraniums traveled from South Africa and were cultivated and marveled over in glasshouses by the early 1600s, and we love them still for their varied beautiful leaves and flower colors. Scented geraniums offer a summer of scent, best placed in sun and near where you can pick a leaf or two and enjoy their sensational fragrance. Be sure to grow in freely-draining soil or in clay pots with good drainage and allow the soil to dry before watering. Scented types do fine planted in the ground with summer rains not discouraging them. Flowers are produced in late spring and early summer after a cool period in fall and winter. Prune after flowering ceases to shape and prepare for bringing indoors in late fall before frost, if desired, placing in sun in a cool room below 60F.
Final Spacing:
1.5-2'
Water Requirements:
Low Water Use
Watering Details:
Water when soil is dry 2" down into pot. Geraniums suffer if the soil stays saturated with water, so water only after soil has dried.
Soil pH:
Prefers neutral.
Fertilizer:
Fertilize monthly with 5-10-5 low nitrogen organically sourced fertilizer. Do not fertilize in winter indoors.
Diseases & Pests:
Aphids and mealybugs can be troublesome; if detected, treat with an insecticidal soap or neem oil. Avoid botrytis by spacing properly, not wetting the foliage when watering, and keeping dead plant material, such as spent flowers and leaves, cleaned up.
When to Cut for Bouquets:
Adds fragrance to cut flower bouquets or dried for a scented addition to potpourii.