Geranium Brocade Cherry Night Live Plant – 6 inch Pot – Outdoor Annual

Overview

Bring vibrant color and sophisticated charm to your outdoor spaces with the Geranium Brocade Cherry Night live plant. This exceptional annual is renowned for its rich, cherry-red blossoms that create a stunning visual impact. Perfect for containers, hanging baskets, or garden beds, the Geranium Brocade Cherry Night offers continuous blooms throughout the growing season, transforming any area into a captivating display. Its robust nature and eye-catching flowers make it a favorite among gardeners seeking both beauty and ease of care. This particular geranium variety, often referred to as a zonal geranium, is celebrated for its distinctive foliage and prolific flowering habit.

Our Geranium live plant arrives healthy and ready to plant, ensuring a smooth transition to your garden. Whether you’re an experienced horticulturist or a budding enthusiast, this ornamental plant will provide endless enjoyment with its consistent performance and brilliant hues. The Cherry Night Geranium is known for its strong, upright growth and ability to withstand various weather conditions, making it a reliable choice for diverse climates. Embrace the beauty of this magnificent flower and elevate your garden’s aesthetic.

Key Benefits

The Geranium Brocade Cherry Night offers numerous benefits, making it an excellent choice for any gardener looking to enhance their outdoor environment. Its striking appearance and resilient nature contribute to a rewarding gardening experience.

• Vibrant Cherry-Red Blooms: The most prominent feature of this geranium is its intensely colored, rich cherry-red flowers. These vibrant annual flowers provide a spectacular focal point and add a splash of dramatic color to any setting, drawing attention and admiration.

• Extended Bloom Season: Enjoy continuous flowering from spring through fall. The Geranium Brocade Cherry Night is a prolific bloomer, ensuring your garden remains colorful and lively for many months, offering sustained beauty.

• Versatile Garden Use: This ornamental geranium is incredibly adaptable. It thrives in various settings, including garden beds, mixed borders, patio containers, and hanging baskets, allowing for creative landscaping and design flexibility.

• Low Maintenance: Known for its ease of care, this Geranium live plant requires minimal effort to flourish. It’s an ideal choice for busy gardeners or those new to plant care, providing maximum impact with minimal fuss.

• Attracts Pollinators: While primarily grown for its ornamental value, the bright blooms can attract beneficial pollinators like bees and butterflies to your garden, contributing to a healthy ecosystem.

• Drought Tolerance: Once established, the Cherry Night Geranium exhibits good drought tolerance, making it suitable for regions with drier climates or for gardeners who prefer less frequent watering.

• Robust Growth Habit: This geranium develops a strong, bushy form, creating a full and lush appearance in your garden or containers. Its vigorous growth ensures a substantial display.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Geranium Brocade Cherry Night is straightforward, ensuring a season full of beautiful blooms. This ornamental geranium prefers specific conditions to reach its full potential. For optimal growth, plant your geranium in a location that receives at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. Full sun is ideal, as it promotes abundant flowering and compact growth. In very hot climates, some afternoon shade can prevent scorching, but generally, more sun means more flowers for your Geranium live plant.

Water thoroughly when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch, but allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings to prevent root rot. Geraniums do not like consistently wet feet. Good drainage is crucial; if planted in containers, ensure pots have drainage holes. For garden beds, amend heavy clay soils with organic matter to improve drainage. The ideal soil is well-draining, fertile, and has a slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0-7.0).

Feed your Cherry Night Geranium with a balanced liquid fertilizer every 2-4 weeks during the active growing season (spring and summer) to support continuous blooming. Deadhead spent flowers regularly by pinching off the flower stalks at the base; this encourages the plant to produce more blooms and maintains a tidy appearance. Pinching back leggy stems can also promote bushier growth. While generally resilient, keep an eye out for common pests like aphids or whiteflies, treating them promptly with an insecticidal soap if necessary. The Geranium Brocade Cherry Night thrives in USDA zones 9-11 as an perennial, but is commonly grown as an annual in colder zones.

Size & Details

The Geranium Brocade Cherry Night live plant is shipped in a 6 inch pot, providing a well-established root system ready for immediate planting. Upon arrival, the plant will typically stand 6-10 inches tall and spread 6-8 inches wide, depending on the current growth stage. This ornamental geranium is known for its moderate to fast growth rate, quickly filling out its space in containers or garden beds. When mature, it can reach a height of 12-18 inches and a similar spread, creating a substantial and impactful display.

Each plant is carefully inspected and packaged to ensure it arrives healthy and vibrant, ready to thrive in your garden. The initial 1 gallon pot size mentioned in the raw data refers to the nursery pot it was grown in before being transferred to the current 6 inch shipping pot for safe and efficient delivery. Expect continuous blooms from late spring through fall, providing months of spectacular cherry-red color. This plant is a fantastic choice for adding instant appeal to your outdoor living areas.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this Geranium live plant get? A: The Geranium Brocade Cherry Night typically grows to a height of 12-18 inches and spreads about 12-18 inches wide at maturity, forming a bushy, compact plant that is perfect for containers or garden beds.

• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: Your Geranium Brocade Cherry Night will be shipped in a 6 inch pot, ensuring a healthy root system and a strong start for your garden. It’s ready to be transplanted into a larger container or directly into the ground.

• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Geranium Brocade Cherry Night is primarily an outdoor plant, thriving in full sun conditions. While it can be brought indoors during winter in colder climates, it is best enjoyed as an ornamental geranium in garden beds, containers, and hanging baskets.

• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For best blooming and growth, this Geranium live plant requires at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. Full sun is preferred, but in very hot climates, some afternoon shade can be beneficial.

• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, the Geranium Brocade Cherry Night is considered easy to care for, making it suitable for gardeners of all experience levels. It requires regular watering, good drainage, and occasional fertilization to produce its vibrant annual flowers.

• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: We take great care in packaging to ensure your Geranium Brocade Cherry Night arrives healthy and well-rooted. It will be a live, actively growing plant, ready for you to acclimate and plant in its new home.

• Q: When is the best time to plant the Cherry Night Geranium? A: The best time to plant your Cherry Night Geranium outdoors is after the last danger of frost has passed in spring. This allows the plant to establish itself and enjoy the full growing season.

• Q: Will this ornamental geranium survive winter in my zone? A: The Geranium Brocade Cherry Night is perennial in USDA Zones 9-11. In colder zones, it is typically grown as an annual and will not survive winter outdoors unless brought inside as a houseplant or propagated from cuttings.

• Q: What type of soil does the Geranium live plant prefer? A: This geranium prefers well-draining, fertile soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH. If planting in containers, use a high-quality potting mix. For garden beds, amend heavy soils with compost or other organic matter to improve drainage.

• Q: How often should I fertilize my Geranium Brocade Cherry Night? A: During the active growing season (spring and summer), fertilize your Geranium Brocade Cherry Night every 2-4 weeks with a balanced liquid fertilizer to encourage continuous blooming and strong growth.