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Growth Habits of Some Scented Pelargoniums
When purchasing scented pelargoniums, usually my main concern is the health of the plant, with the scent or blossom being my second criteria for picking plants I want. Another factor to consider is the growth habit of the plant. This is important to know for planning an in-ground garden so that plant heights may be accommodated in a pleasing way, but it is also very important if buying a scented pelargonium for its blossom and planning on having it be a potted plant. Online stores usually show the blossom and have a written description. Many times nurseries have starter plants that are not fully grown. This year I let my scented pelargoniums grow as they wanted, and will be cutting them back at the end of the season in order to dry their leaves for later use.
The plants shown here are some of my plants and all have had the same conditions. These are all potted year-old plants. Their root growth has been somewhat restricted by the pots they are in, but none are "pot-bound". All have had full sun, and a low amount of water. Scented pelargoniums have a stronger scent when they are grown on the dry side, and because my purpose with these plants was to harvest their leaves, I have almost ignored them and let the natural rain be their main source of water. I could have trimmed them over the summer, and they would be bushier, but these particular plants have not been trimmed. They have received two applications of fertilizer, about 10 weeks apart, and it was a weak solution each time. A couple of things I have noted with these plants- The P. 'Chocolate Mint', and 'Staghorn Oak' have almost none of their darker leaf pigmentation, although they both had it at the start of the season. This leads me to believe that more pampered care may affect the amount of pigmentation, as they have had plenty of full sun which is the other main factor in pigmentation. Heredity also plays a role, and perhaps these plants were from stock with a lower amount of pigmentation. Again, because my priority with these particular plants has been scent, the lack of pigmentation doesn't bother me, and does not affect the plant's health.
Many of these plants are quite large, and when purchasing a plant by looking at a blossom, it's easy to forget how tall they can get. Thus, this page, to give an idea of the size of these plants when potted and let to grow as they will.
Pelargonium 'Attar Of Roses' in a six-inch pot
First plant Pelargonium 'Apricot' in a six-inch pot
Second plant Pelargonium 'Apricot' in a six-inch pot
Pelargonium 'Chocolate Mint' in a six-inch pot - note the lack of leaf pigmentation, there should be brown centers on the leaves- scent is accurate
Pelargonium 'Citronella' in a four-inch pot - this one really should be in a six-inch pot, but I wanted to keep it small this year.
Pelargonium 'Grey Lady Plymouth' in a six-inch pot
Pelargonium 'Red Flowering Rose' in a six-inch pot (Another plant, P. Old Scarlet Unique' has the same growth habit as this plant)
Pelargonium 'Staghorn Oak' in a four-inch pot - note the lack of pigmentation - center leaf veins should have dark pigmentation - scent is correct
Pelargonium 'True Rose' in a six-inch pot