The Geranium Purple Pillow

Geraniums can be grown indoors, outdoors in containers and planted in flower beds.

Make sure you plants get at least 6 hours of sun each day and are protected from strong winds.

The geranium will do best in a well drained soil (a mix of soil and peat moss for container plants is good).

If planting in containers, choose planters that will be large enough to support growth of the plant. If you find the plant wilting between watering, this may be a sign that it needs to be repotted. Make sure there is adequate drainage and take care not to overwater.

Indoor geraniums will flower if put in a very sunny spot. Make sure they are in a container large enough for the plant with good drainage. Fertilize every month spring through summer and every other month fall through winter.

Make sure you check A Purple Pillow for signs of pests and diseases

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The Purple Pillow can make a great addition to any garden. Serious diseases of geranium, especially bacterial blight, southern wilt, Pseudomonas leaf spot, and rust, can arrive at your greenhouse on cuttings. It is commonly found in moist wooded areas or along stream banks, and can be easily recognized. The wild geranium is also called the Carolina geranium and is a semi-erect winter annual which is found throughout the United States and Canada.

This plant commonly found at your local greenhouse is actually a native wildflower of this region. Geranium plants tend to break and wilt in windy locations so plant them in a protected area. Geranium multisectum is a lovely, soft herbaceous perennial. Cut-leaved geranium is an early spring flowering perennial.

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