Geranium Pelargonium Calliope "Rose Splash" 17cmPot

🌸 Geranium Pelargonium Calliope ‘Rose Splash’

Botanical Name: Pelargonium × hortorum ‘Calliope Rose Splash’
Common Names: Geranium, Calliope Geranium, Rose Splash Geranium
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial bedding plant

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📌 Product Description

Geranium Pelargonium Calliope ‘Rose Splash’ is a vibrant, compact flowering plant prized for its clusters of striking rose-pink blooms with splashes of lighter pink. Its continuous flowering habit and neat, bushy growth make it ideal for garden beds, borders, containers, hanging baskets, and patios.

This hardy South African-friendly variety thrives in sunny positions and is known for long-lasting flowers, ease of care, and tolerance to heat, making it a perfect choice for low-maintenance yet colorful garden displays.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 25 – 40 cm
• Width: approx. 25 – 35 cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, and mounded

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun for best flowering
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates most garden soils
• Water:
  • Moderate watering
  • Allow topsoil to dry slightly between watering
• Feeding: Apply balanced fertiliser every 4–6 weeks during active growth
• Maintenance:
  • Remove spent flowers to encourage continuous blooms
  • Pinch back tips to maintain bushy shape

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🌦️ 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 in summer
• Climate Suitability: Performs well in most temperate and subtropical regions of South Africa

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Continuous flowering for months
• Heat and sun tolerant
• Excellent for containers, hanging baskets, and mass plantings
• Low-maintenance, ideal for beginner gardeners

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🌿 Ideal Uses

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