About Scented Geranium

Scented Geranium

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

herbaceous annuals

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.14 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear to lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Intestinal irritations, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

As a tea substitute, Culinary use, Medicinal oil, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as essential oil, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PELARGONIUM 'Bitter Lemon'

7.2 Common Name

Bitter Lemon Scented Geranium, Scented Geranium

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pelargonium

7.2.2 In German

Pelargonium

7.2.3 In French

pélargonium

7.2.4 In Spanish

pelargonium

7.2.5 In Greek

Pelargonium

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pelargônio

7.2.7 In Polish

pelargonia

7.2.8 In Latin

Pelargonium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Geraniales

8.5 Family

Geraniaceae

8.6 Genus

Pelargonium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

200

Rank: 59 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Scented Geranium

Want to know the properties of Scented Geranium? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Scented Geranium is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Scented Geranium Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Fever, Intestinal irritations, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders and Wounds
Part of plant used: Flowers, Leaves and Seeds

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Scented Geranium Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Scented Geranium. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Scented Geranium physical information is as follows: 38.14 cm tall and 45.70 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear to lanceolate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White and Light Pink
Leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Scented Geranium

Taking Scented Geranium Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Scented Geranium include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Scented Geranium

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Scented Geranium is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Scented Geranium is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: herbaceous annuals. This plant's habitat is Temperate Regions and Tropical Forests and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.