Skies of Italy - Coloured Fancy Leaf Pelargonium (Geranium) Plant - 6cm bio pot - Great on the patio!

This variety produces reddish-orange colour flowers but it is the leaves that are its star attraction.  The leaves are sharply lobed, with a narrow yellow edging and a reddish brown zone.

This coloured leaved variety is a real favourite of ours, we have a number of patio pots filled with this as it provides a really bold splash of colour from its foliage. Skies of Italy has tall and upright habit.   

These fancy-leaf Zonal Pelargoniums (Geraniums) are primarily grown for their remarkable foliage that really sets them apart from others. They are particularly interesting and diverse in their colouring with most of their original forms of coloured and fancy leaved Pelargoniums (Geraniums) were created by mutations.

In Victorian times the flowers of coloured and fancy leaved Pelargoniums (Geraniums) were often removed so the decorative displays of their leaves were not interrupted. 

They are not as easy to grow as many of their other Zonal counterparts but can be very rewarding in the displays they display.  We only grow small batches of Pelargoniums but we have made some plants available to buy from our collection.

These plants are supplied in a 6cm biodegradable pot which you can put straight into the pot or location you wish.  As time goes on the pot will simply compost down and the plant will happily grow on.

Position: Full sun

Hardiness: Requires protection from frost

Growing media: A loam based compost or a good quality multipurpose compost.

Growth rate:  Fast

Flowering period: All year round

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