Pelargonium 'Bird Dancer'

Also Known As

Bird Dancer Scented Geranium
Bird's Foot Geranium
Fancy leaved Geranium

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 6"-8"
W: 10"

planting zones

10a-11

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Pelargonium 'Bird Dancer' plant details

Pelargonium 'Bird Dancer' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial with burgundy, green, red and variegated foliage. In fall, spring and summer salmon flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and regular water. Does well in gritty and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Pelargonium 'Bird Dancer'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: geraniaceae
Foliage: evergreen burgundy, green, red and variegated
Mature size: 10 IN wide, 6 IN - 8 IN - tall
Flowers: salmon blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: compact, container plant, dwarf, fragrant foliage, houseplant, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Pelargonium 'Bird Dancer'

USDA Zones: 10a - 11
Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: seaside / salt
Soil needs: gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A fetching Stellar geranium, the foliage shaped like a ruffled maple leaf has bands of dark maroon color, the perfect background for the pale pink "bird's foot" flowers held in dense, frilly clusters above the dark leaves from spring to early autumn. This is a dwarf form remaining under a foot tall and wide in full sun to part shade with summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 10 and a perfect container plant where temperatures drop below freezing.

By: Cistus Nursery

More than 20 years ago we acquired this plant from our friend, the late Allen Haskell, an accomplished Massachusetts nurseryman, and we are pleased to say we have kept it going all these years. 'Bird Dancer' is a Bird's Foot or Stellar Geranium with attractive rust-banded bird's foot shaped foliage. Wispy sprays of apricot peach flowers adorn the plants in late spring and early summer, and occasionally after. Grows 8-10" tall.