Geranium "Mrs Pollock" 17cmPot

🌺 Geranium Pelargonium ‘Mrs Pollock’

Botanical Name: Pelargonium × hortorum ‘Mrs Pollock’
Common Names: Bedding Geranium, Mrs Pollock Geranium
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial bedding plant

📌 Product Description

Geranium Pelargonium ‘Mrs Pollock’ is a classic garden favourite known for its soft pink blooms with a subtle contrasting centre, creating a charming and delicate display. Its compact, bushy growth habit makes it perfect for garden beds, borders, containers, and patio planting.

This hardy variety thrives in sunny South African gardens, flowering continuously with minimal care. It is ideal for gardeners seeking a reliable, long-blooming geranium that adds elegance and colour to any garden or container.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 25 – 40 cm
• Width: approx. 25 – 35 cm
• Growth Habit: Bushy, compact, mounded

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun for best flowering
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
• Water:
  • Moderate watering
  • Allow topsoil to dry slightly between watering
• Feeding: Apply balanced fertiliser every 4–6 weeks during active growth
• Maintenance:
  • Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooms
  • Pinch back stems for a bushier habit

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
• Growing Season: Active growth and flowering spring through autumn
• Flowering Season: Spring to autumn, with repeated flushes during summer
• Climate Suitability: Performs well in temperate and subtropical regions

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Continuous flowering for months
• Heat and sun tolerant
• Excellent for containers, borders, and patio planting
• Low-maintenance, ideal for beginner gardeners

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden beds and borders
✔ Pots, containers, and hanging baskets
✔ Patio and veranda displays
✔ Colourful mass plantings