Ivy Geranium Red flowers

Explore this garden shrub directory, covering colour, use, shape, size of shrubs. Ground cover is any plant used for the purpose of growing over an area of ground to hide it or to protect it from erosion or drought.

Ivy Geranium

Pelargonium Peltatum

Red flowers

Spring & Summer flowering shrub

Ground cover is any plant used for the purpose of growing over an area of ground to hide it or to protect it from erosion or drought.

Garden shrubs like this classed as an evergreen shrub. This means the shrub will keep its leaves (normally green) in winter season irrespective of the climate being hot, cold or mild. The most classic example of an evergreen is the fir tree

This shrub does not enjoy frost or freezing conditions. It may well survive the winter in protected areas of the garden However check with your local garden centre (center in US) first

When fully grown this shrub will reach a height of about 1 feet and spread over an area of about 5 feet

Normal soil neither too acidic or too alkaline suits this shrub. Use normal general purpose compost and do not over-fertilize the shrub

Prune out all old wood or woody growth in the shrub. Pruning promotes growth from the point at where the cut is made generally

The shrub described here is perfect for a rock garden or rockery