Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight' (Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight')

Botanical name

Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight'

Other names

Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight', Angel pelargonium 'Captain Starlight'

Genus

Pelargonium Pelargonium

Variety or Cultivar

'Captain Starlight' _ 'Captain Starlight' is a vigorous yet compact, bushy, tender, evergreen perennial with rounded, wavy, shallowly lobed, mid- to bright green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, clusters of single flowers with reddish-purple upper petals and pale lavender lower petals.

Native to

Garden origin

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Bushy, Compact, Upright

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Reddish-purple, Lavender in Spring; Lavender, Reddish-purple in Summer; Reddish-purple, Lavender in Autumn

Foliage

Green in All seasons

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Caterpillars , Leafhoppers , Thrips , Vine weevil

Specific diseases

Foot and root rot , Grey mould , Pelargonium viruses , Rust

General care

Propagation methods

Softwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight' (Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.

Suggested uses

City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Containers

Cultivation

Use John Innes No 1 compost mixed with sharp sand. Choose a sunny postion, and deadhead frequently to encourage further flowering. Pelargoniums will not survive winter outdoors, so will need to overwinter indoors or be replaced with new plants.

Soil type

Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)

USDA zones

Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight' (Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight')

Common pest name

Omnivorous leafroller

Scientific pest name

Platynota stultana

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Polyphagous pest which could be potentially damaging to a range of crops if introduced to the UK. Awareness raising amongst the industry is needed. Also need to monitor developments in Spain where the pest is already present and consider whether EU regulation is warranted.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight' (Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight')

Common pest name

Green semi-looper

Scientific pest name

Chrysodeixis eriosoma

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Polyphagous moth pest which is morphologically identical to a pest already established in the UK in protected environments and being controlled by IPM. Not expected to cause greater impacts than other species of Chrysodeixis in the UK.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight' (Pelargonium 'Captain Starlight')

Common pest name

Banded-winged whitefly

Scientific pest name

Trialeurodes abutiloneus

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

General biosecurity comments

Polyphagous whitefly native to the Americas with the potential to introduce harmful viruses to the UK. EU regulation should be considered and further assessed by EPPO.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/