Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium Size:Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium | 1L Apply a mulch around the

Apply a mulch around the base of the plant to protect the roots from frost damage and cut back the plant in spring when new shoots appear low down at the base

a cottage garden or wildflower plantings this old style annual is also an excellent cut flower

Happy in poor dry soil and once it is established it is fairly drought tolerant but some summer water is appreciated to improve appearance and a longer flower season

The stems also look attractive during the winter months - see our photo below

Happy in any soil type it is low care and is loved by both bees and butterflies

Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium Size:Pelargonium tomentosum | Peppermint Geranium | 1L Apply a mulch around thePeppermint geranium is a low growing small shrub with large leaves that have a soft and velvety texture and a strong and fresh peppermint scent. The leaves are palm shaped, heart shaped at the base, and are 35 cm wide and up to 6 cm long. The leaves are soft due to a cover of glandular hairs that give a velvet touch and sheen to the leaves. When rubbed or crushed the leaves give off their lovely peppermint fragrance. Peppermint geraniums can grow up