{"id":3021,"date":"2015-11-23T06:35:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T13:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2015-11-23T10:50:57","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T17:50:57","slug":"regal-geranium-pelargonium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/regal-geranium-pelargonium\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Regal Geranium Pelargonium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/regal-geranium-pelargonium\/attachment\/reba-regal\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3022\" title=\"reba-regal\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/reba-regal.jpg\" alt=\"reba-regal\" width=\"479\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regal Pelargoniums or exotic Geraniums are getting more fancy and colourful. This pink frilled flower is called Reba Regal. I grow Regal pelargoniums for in house but they can go outside after the last frost although some flowers are a bit susceptible to rain damage.<\/p>\n<h3>Tips on Growing Regal Pelargoniums.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pinch out the growing tips to get a bushy plant although most varieties are branching types.<\/li>\n<li>Water Regals more\u00c2\u00a0 than standard pelargoniums and feed with potash feed as they near flowering.<\/li>\n<li>Those with large blooms and ruffled petals need a sheltered spot such as in a porch where they won&#8217;t be spoilt by the wind or rain.<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Take cuttings in summer for next June flowering. It is not too late to buy &#8216;Candy&#8217; from Jersey Plants see sidebar or buy this back-end for early summer blooms.<\/li>\n<li>After the first flush of flowers, deadhead and feed plants with a high-potash fertiliser to encourage more blooms.<\/li>\n<li>When flowering is over prune plants into shape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/regal-geranium-pelargonium\/attachment\/mendip-lorain-regal-geranium\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3023\" title=\"mendip-lorain-regal-geranium\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mendip-lorain-regal-geranium.jpg\" alt=\"mendip-lorain-regal-geranium\" width=\"476\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mendip Lorraine is another vibrant pink Regal.<\/p>\n<p>Other interesting varieties include &#8216;Crown Jewels&#8217;\u00c2\u00a0 &#8216;Fringed Aztec&#8217; &#8216;Georgie&#8217; &#8216;Grand Slam&#8217; &#8216;Janet Dean&#8217; &#8216;Joy&#8217; &#8216;Margaret Soley&#8217; &#8216;Parisienne&#8217; and &#8216;Rembrandt&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Regal pelargonium by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/7045093083\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5464\/7045093083_d287d4bf32.jpg\" alt=\"Regal pelargonium\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Other links and information on Pelargoniums<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/scented-pelargonium-geraniums\/\">Top 10 Scented leaved Pelargoniums<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/pelargonium-grandiflorum-and-other-geraniums\/\">Pelargonium Grandiflorum and other \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGeraniums\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/stellar-pelargonium-bird-dancer-geranium\/\">Stellar Pelargonium \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bird Dancer Geranium<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13542\">Photogenic Pelargonium<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/tips\/the-secret-of-geranium-cuttings\/\">The Secret of Geranium (Pelargonium) Cuttings<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/minianture-pelargonium\/\">Miniature Pelargonium<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/dwarf-pelargonium-aka-geranium\/\">Dwarf Pelargonium aka Geranium<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/tips-for-growing-geraniums-pelargonium\/\">Tips for Growing Geraniums (Pelargonium)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Gardeners Tip<\/h2>\n<p>Grow Regal Pelargoniums as houseplants or they can go outside after the last frost. Flowers are more blousy than traditional Pelargoniums and provide great colour and style.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=pelargonium\">Thompson &amp; Morgan<\/a> supply seeds and plants in season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grow Regal Pelargoniums  as  houseplants or they can go outside after the last frost. 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