Geranium Pelargonium "Tango Salmon" 17cmPot

🌸 Geranium Pelargonium ‘Tango Salmon’

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

📌 Product Description

Geranium Pelargonium ‘Tango Salmon’ is a vibrant and compact flowering plant known for its abundant clusters of warm salmon-pink blooms that create a striking display throughout the growing season. Its bushy, compact habit makes it ideal for garden beds, borders, containers, hanging baskets, and patios.

This variety thrives in sunny South African gardens, is heat-tolerant, and provides continuous flowering with minimal maintenance, making it a favourite for both beginner and experienced gardeners.

📏 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 optimal 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:
  • Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooms
  • Pinch back tips for a bushier shape

🌦️ 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, often with repeated flushes during summer
• Climate Suitability: Performs well in temperate and subtropical regions of South Africa

🌼 Additional Benefits

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

🌿 Ideal Uses

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