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Zonal Geraniums
Zonal Geranium
Photo: 'Melody' Zonal Geranium, David MacTavish, Hutchinson Farm #3 Greenhouse, Burlington, ON, May 02 2004
Grown at Hutchinson Farm since 1982. Available May 2022, in 4½" pots.

  • Description

    Winter Hardiness: Annual (can take a light frost)
    Light Requirements: Full sun - part sun

    Where to plant: flower beds, containers, and hanging baskets

    Height: 10 - 16"
    Width:     10 - 16"


  • When we first started growing flowers back in the early '80's, we only grew Zonal Geraniums. Although we have branched out and now grow many different flowers, geraniums have remained our specialty -we think we grow the nicest geraniums and have the greatest selection in the area. We have customers coming from as far as Kitchener, Guelph, Toronto, Collingwood just for our geraniums. Once they even went to Ottawa by boat!
  • Garden Performance
    Every year more Zonal Geraniums are planted than any other annual. With good reason: they look great, are available in a wide range of colours, and they are easy to grow.

  • Growing Guide
    Geraniums like it dry, and they like to be fed. Water only when soil is completely dry. It is best to water first thing in the morning, and water the soil at the base of the geranium, try to keep the geranium itself dry. Fertilize weekly with an all purpose fertilizer. 'Dead-heading' (removing the dead blooms), should be done as needed, especially after heavy rain.

  • Colours and Varieties
    There are literally hundreds and hundreds of varieties of Zonal Geraniums. We 'only' grow about 50 different varieties.
    • From Syngenta Flowers (GoldFisch):

              Americana Series Standard Zonal Geraniums 14-16" tall

    • Americana Cherry Rose
      Americana Coral
      Americana Dark Red
      Americana Dark Salmon
      Americana Light Pink Splash
      Americana Orchid
      Americana Pink
      Americana Red
      Americana Rose Ice
      Americana Salmon
      Americana Violet Ice
      Americana White
      Americana White Splash

    • Tango Series       Compact, darkest leaf 10-12" tall

      Tango
      Tango Bi-colour Cherry
      Tango Dark Red
      Tango Deep Pink
      Tango Deep Rose w/Eye
      Tango Hot Pink
      Tango Lavender
      Tango Light Pink
      Tango Neon Purple
      Tango Orange
      Tango Orange Ice
      Tango Pink Ice
      Tango Rose Splash
      Tango Salmon
      Tango Strawberry Ice
      Tango Violet
      Tango White
      Tango White Splash

      And we grow even more. These are also Zonal Geraniums: Exotics, Rocky Mountain, and Seed Geraniums.


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  • Other types or series of Geraniums:
    Zonals
    Rocky Mountain Series
    Exotic Leaf
    Zonals grown from seed
    Interspecific
    Ivies
    Blizzards
    MiniCascades