Pelargonium 'Saint Elmo's Fire'
Pelargonium 'Saint Elmo's Fire' (Stellar Miniature Double)
'St Elmo's Fire' is a dwarf pelargonium. When this plant is in full bloom, its quilled salmon flowers against the dark foliage really does make it look as though it is on fire.
Contributed by @joshew24
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Pelargonium 'Saint Elmo's Fire' (Stellar Miniature Double)
Latin name
Pelargonium 'Saint Elmo's Fire'
type
Flowering plant
family
Geraniaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.12 M
0.12 M
Pelargonium 'Saint Elmo's Fire'
'St Elmo's Fire' is a dwarf pelargonium. When this plant is in full bloom, its quilled salmon flowers against the dark foliage really does make it look as though it is on fire.
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Plant out pelargoniums from late Spring onwards in bedding schemes, setting them in ordinary well-drained garden soil and in full sun.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Late Summer
Take 3 inch long tip cuttings in mid-Summer for standards, in late Summer for large bush types. Smaller plants can be obtained from cuttings taken from the over-wintered plants in early spring. Insert individually into 2.5 inch pots of peat and sand (equal parts) or seed compost. Leave on a greenhouse bench covered with paper for 7 - 10 days. When rooted, pot on as necessary.
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