Pelargonium x domesticum 'Brown's Butterfly'
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Pelargonium x domesticum 'Brown's Butterfly'• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common names: Martha Washington geranium, regal geranium
• flowering season: summer through to fall
• height: 12 to 18 inches, and even a bit taller for older plants
• Light requirements: morning sun only or filtered light; does not like as much hot afternoon sun as other geraniums like
• Soil requirements: average garden soil or potting soil that drains freely
• Water requirments: water thoroughly and then let it dry out considerably before watering again
• Growth habit: branching and bushy
• How to propagate: cuttings root well when started with a heat mat and a grow light
• Leaf type: 2 to 3-inch medium green leaves
• Ways to use it: planted outdoors for the summer or in a large terra cotta pot
• Special characteristics: during the winter the ideal temperature is the mid to low-forties, such as by a window in a basement or garage; it can be cut back drastically the second year if it grows too large, but be sure not to cut off all of the leaves in the process of pruning the branches
• Other points of interest: it really is not a temperamental plant to grow except in the Deep South where summer humidity and temperatures are high -- when grown where summers are cooler it is very undemanding and easy
Another name for this variety of pelargonium is, 'Black Butterfly.' Its flowers are ruffled in a very dark red, almost black. The size of the flowers are slightly smaller than average. Cannot withstand freezing temperatures.