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Erodium pelargoniiflorum 'Sweetheart' (Storksbill 'Sweetheart')

Beginner
skill rating
1 hour care
per year
0.3m
Max height
0.6m
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Erodium pelargoniiflorum 'Sweetheart'

Other names

Storksbill 'Sweetheart', Stork's bill 'Sweetheart', Heron's bill 'Sweetheart', Erodium pelargoniflorum 'Sweetheart'

Genus

Erodium Erodium

Variety or Cultivar

'Sweetheart' _ 'Sweetheart' is a tender to half-hardy, compact, spreading herbaceous perennial with aromatic, scalloped, deeply veined, heart-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and five-petalled, flat-faced, pink veined and red-spotted white flowers in spring and again in autumn.


Erodium pelargoniiflorum 'Sweetheart' is: Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Spreading

Flower

Spotted, White, Veined in Spring; White, Veined, Spotted in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Generally pest free.

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

General care

Pruning

Deadhead regularly.

Propagation methods

Basal cuttings, Division

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Where to grow

Erodium pelargoniiflorum 'Sweetheart' (Storksbill 'Sweetheart') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Between paving stones, Containers, Garden edging, Gravel, Rock

Cultivation

Grow in humus-rich, gritty, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Protect from wet winter conditions. May be summer dormant in hot summers.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)

Companion plants

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Botanical name

Erodium pelargoniiflorum 'Sweetheart'

Other names

Storksbill 'Sweetheart', Stork's bill 'Sweetheart', Heron's bill 'Sweetheart', Erodium pelargoniflorum 'Sweetheart'

Genus

Erodium Erodium

Variety or Cultivar

'Sweetheart' _ 'Sweetheart' is a tender to half-hardy, compact, spreading herbaceous perennial with aromatic, scalloped, deeply veined, heart-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and five-petalled, flat-faced, pink veined and red-spotted white flowers in spring and again in autumn.

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Spreading

Colour

Flower

Spotted, White, Veined in Spring; White, Veined, Spotted in Autumn

Foliage

Dark-green in Summer

How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Generally pest free.

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

General care

Pruning

Deadhead regularly.

Propagation methods

Basal cuttings, Division

Monthly care advice

Where to grow

Erodium pelargoniiflorum 'Sweetheart' (Storksbill 'Sweetheart') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Between paving stones, Containers, Garden edging, Gravel, Rock

Cultivation

Grow in humus-rich, gritty, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Protect from wet winter conditions. May be summer dormant in hot summers.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)

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