Geranium ivy in a 14 cm vase

The geranium ivy is the undisputed king of balconies and terraces. If you are looking for a plant that gives a color waterfall and transform your outdoor spaces in a corner of flowery paradise, this is the perfect choice. Delivered in a practical 14 cm jar, this geranium ivy is ready to be amazed with his falling bearing and his abundant blooms that last throughout the summer. Its long and flexible branches are loaded with brightly colored flowers bunches (available in various nuances), creating a unique scenographic effect.

🌱 Everything you need to know about care

Here are the simple steps to have a geranium ever health and full of flowers:

☀️ Exposure

The geranium ivy loves the direct sun. Place it at the brighter point of your balcony or terrace. More hours of light receives, more rich and continuously the flowering will be. Tolerate the half-shade too, but will bloom less intensely.

💧 Watering

I irrigate regularly, especially during the summer months. It is important to let dry the soil slightly between a watering and the other to avoid water stagnation that could make the roots rot. Avoid wetting leaves to prevent fungal diseases.

🪴 Land and Ronvaso

It prefers a specific soil for geraniums, fertile, soft and very well draining. Although the 14 cm jar is perfect for the beginning, if the plant grows a lot, a ridge in a larger container or in a planter at the end of the season (or at the beginning of the next spring) will give you more space to develop.

🌡️ Temperature

It is a plant that loves the heat and fear frost. If you live in an area with rigid winters, you will need to repair the plant inside in a bright and fresh place (but not below zero) or treat it as an annual.

🧪 Fertilization

To support its explosive flowering, it is essential to fertilize. It uses a specific liquid fertilizer for flowering plants every 15 days during spring and summer.

✂️ Pruning and cleaning

Remove withered flowers and dry leaves regularly. This stimulates the plant to produce new buds and prevents the onset of diseases. At the end of winter, a light pruning can help maintain the shape and reinvigorate the plant.

✨ curiosities and secrets

📜 South African origins: this plant is originally from South Africa. It arrived in Europe in the eighteenth century and has become popular for its beauty and resistance.

🌸 The language of flowers: give a geranium ivy is a symbol of true friendship and sincere feelings. His "embracing" bearing makes it perfect to express affection.

💡 More than a simple geranium: unlike Zonale geranium (the classic erect), the ivy geranium (Pelargonium Peltatum) has more shiny and fleshy leaves and a creeping or falling bearing, ideal for i Hanging baskets and balconies.

🦟 Friend of the bees, enemy of the gnats: his colorful flowers attract bees and butterflies, but the slightly aromatic scent of his leaves is often unwelcome to gnats and small molest insects.