Pelargonium Moonflair White - Ivy Geranium

Pelargonium Moonflair White is part of a new series of hybrids called Moonflair, selected for their beautiful dark green foliage and their superb bushy habit. Unlike other ivy geraniums, they flower even during the height of summer, blooming without interruption until the first frosts. This one bears umbels of double white flowers with pink stamens that form a beautiful contrast with its dark and generous foliage. The plant is vigorous, and it has excellent resistance to heat, bad weather, and drought. It will make a great impression on a patio or balcony, placed on a windowsill, or even in a flower bed.

This hybrid geranium is a very recent creation, resulting from cross-breeding between Pelargonium peltatum, the ivy geranium, and P. zonale, which are both tender plants from the geranium family. They are native to South Africa. Moonflair has the extraordinary floribundity and dark foliage of zonal geraniums. It forms bushy clumps with flexible stems, while still retaining the disease resistance of ivy geranium. With rapid growth, it reaches a height of 50cm (20in) and a spread of 60cm (24in) in just a few weeks. Its slightly fleshy and aromatic leaves are peltate, circular, and glossy. They have a dark green colour marbled with blackish green in the centre of the lamina. The remarkably long and abundant flowering takes place from April until the first frosts. The double flowers are white. The stamens are pink. Pelargoniums are not very hardy (-4 °C (24.8°F)), so are usually grown as annuals. However, they can survive in the ground in very mild regions, becoming true bushes. In nature, their ancestors are plants that thrive in difficult soil and climate conditions.

Ivy-leaf geraniums are generous and undemanding plants, but Moonflair White has a very attractive appearance and exceptional generosity. It is perfect for decorating pots for most of the year, without requiring much maintenance. However, it belongs to a new generation of pelargoniums that are also making a noticeable entrance into sunny flower beds and borders. Plant them en masse to create a lasting and cheerful decoration throughout the summer season. These plants tolerate drought quite well, meaning they can be combined with garden verbenas, blue lobelias, and black or purple-foliaged ipomoeas (Ipomoea Illusion Midnight Lace, Ipomoea Sweet Heart 'Purple'). Create beautiful pots and hanging baskets by pairing them with bright pink or red varieties, Million Bells, variegated periwinkles, Dichondra 'Silver Falls', violets, and calibrachoas.

Please be aware that our young plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners. Upon receipt, repot and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before planting them outdoors, once the risk of frost has definitely passed.