Pelargonium 'Chocolate Peppermint'

scented-leaved pelargonium

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: fast growing
• Flowering period: May to November
• Flower colour: mauve
• Other features: scented, variegated foliage
• Hardiness: tender
  
  Handsome, lobed foliage that has a soft texture and a dark purple-brown central blotch, emits a peppermint-like smell when bruised. The small mauve flowers, which appear from early summer to the end of autumn are an added bonus.
  
  This is available as a collection of three plants. They will be dispatched directly from our specialist grower of rarer pelargoniums and will be sent out in 6.5 cm peat pots.
  
  
• Garden care: As soon as you receive the plants you will need to pot them up into larger pots straight away. Water when necessary, but let the soil get reasonably dry in between to avoid overly wet conditions. If you want more flowers, then feed your plants once a week with a weak solution of a potash-rich liquid fertiliser, such as Tomorite. Deadheading the spent flowers will also encourage more to form.