Pelargonium Turkana "Hot Pink Geranium" 17cmPot

🌺 Pelargonium Turkana ‘Hot Pink’

Botanical Name: Pelargonium × hortorum ‘Turkana Hot Pink’
Common Names: Turkana Geranium, Pelargonium, Hot Pink Geranium

📌 Product Description

Pelargonium Turkana ‘Hot Pink’ is a vibrant, compact geranium variety producing brilliant hot pink blooms throughout the growing season. Known for its bushy, well-branched growth, this variety is perfect for adding bold colour to garden beds, borders, and containers. Its tough, heat-tolerant nature makes it ideal for South African conditions.

Perfect for hanging baskets, patio pots, window boxes, or mixed plantings, ‘Hot Pink’ delivers reliable, long-lasting colour with minimal maintenance.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 30 – 40 cm
• Spread: approx. 30 – 50 cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, spreading
• Growth Rate: Fast during warm seasons

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun for maximum flowering
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil or potting mix
• Water:
  • Moderate watering
  • Avoid waterlogging
• Feeding: Apply a balanced flowering fertiliser every 2–3 weeks during the growing season
• Maintenance:
  • Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering
  • Light pruning promotes bushier growth

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
• Growing Season: Spring to autumn
• Flowering Season: Spring through late autumn
• Climate Suitability: Prefers temperate to subtropical regions
• Frost Tolerance: Light frost tolerant; protect in severe frost areas

🌸 Additional Benefits

• Long-lasting, vibrant blooms
• Excellent heat and drought tolerance
• Low-maintenance and easy to grow
• Ideal for mixed containers and mass plantings

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden beds and borders
✔ Patio and balcony containers
✔ Hanging baskets and window boxes
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens