Geranium 'Pink Penny'
Family - Geraniaceae
Category - Perennial
Discovered By - Marco van Noort, plant breeder
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 30cm or more
Width - 60cm or more
Location - The Terrace
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a mound-forming habit. Mid to dark green leaves are palmately-lobed with jagged margins. Bowl to saucer-shaped flowers open vivid magenta-purple and fade to mauve-pink with age. Each Bloom has prominent, deep purple veining and showy Anthers that are nearly black. The Blooms are held in small clusters at the tips of the stems and are produced from early summer into mid-autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Bowl to saucer-shaped flowers open bright magenta-purple and fade to mauve-pink with age. Each bloom has prominent, deep purple veining and showy, nearly black anthers. The blooms are held in small clusters at the tips of the stems and produced continuously from June into October.
Flower colour: Magenta, mauve
Flower shape: Bowl to saucer-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are palmately-lobed with jagged margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with fewer, smaller leaves held in opposite pairs up the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately-lobed
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.