ROBERTA S Gardens M89796 4-Piece Caliope Cascade Violet Geranium Plants User Guide
- June 9, 2024
- ROBERTA S Gardens
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M89796 4-Piece Caliope Cascade Violet Geranium Plants
User Guide
Calliope® Calliope Cascade Violet Geraniums
4pc
Pelargonium hortorum hybridshttps://robertasuniquegardens.com/
Roberta’s Unique Gardens
P.O. Box 368, Waldron, IN 46182
Monday-Friday 8:30am-4;30pm EST
RobertasUniqueGardens.com
@robertasgradent Robertas Unique Gardens
Quick Reference
Planting Steps
Step 1 Remove plants from their box and take off other packing materials.
Open your box outside or somewhere you don’t mind getting messy, as some of
the soil may have been shaken loose in transit.
Step 2 Check if your plant is thirsty. They probably need a nice drink of
water after their voyage. If the plant feels light or the soil is dry to the
touch, give your plants a watering.
Step 3 Allow your plants time to adjust to their new home before re-
planting by placing them in a warm sunny spot for 1-2 days.
Then they will be ready for re-planting with renewed vigor.
Step 4 Pull away or cut off any yellow or brown leaves, or any old
flowers – this is normal.
Step 5 Transplant into the garden or containers as soon as evening
temperatures stay above 40F. Dig holes the width of the root ball and deep
enough so that the original top of the soil is flush with the new soil line.
Water the new location before and after planting your plant. This will help
the young roots stay hydrated. Once you’ve placed your plant in the hole,
fill in the rest of the hole with extra soil or potting mix, ensuring the
entire root system is covered with soil.
Plant Caretaking
Upon Arrival: Please take plants out of the box immediately and remove
any shipping materials from around the plants. Give them some water and place
them in a warm sunny area for 1-2 days before replanting.
Planting Depth & Spacing: Dig a deep enough hole so that the entire plant
easily fits into the hole and the top of the soil line of your plant is flush
with the top of the soil in the hole you have dug. It is important that the
soil line of your plant does not protrude above the soil line in the ground or
container. Space plants about 12” apart in the garden.
Potted Plants: Make sure your container has holes to allow excess water to
drain. You may pot one plant in a 8-12” container or place multiple in a
larger container.
Soil Preparation: If you soil is clayish, amend it with standard potting mix
to improve drainage. For containers, any standard bagged potting mix is fine.
Watering: To determine if your plant needs water, put your finger in the top
of the soil and if the top inch is dry, it is time to water.
It is important to make sure young plants do not experience long periods of
dryness. However, they also do not like soggy conditions. Once adapted to
their new home they will become more drought tolerant.
Fertilizer: Use Roberta’s Bounty a couple weeks after planting and then once
or twice a month all summer long.
Pet Considerations: Ensure your pets do not consume plants.
Winter Season: If you live where the winters dip below 35F, bring the
containers inside the home, basement, shed, garage or anywhere else that will
shelter your plants from the cold. Elevate them off the ground. During the
winter, allow them to get very dry, watering no more than once a month or so.
In the following spring, once the threat of frost is eliminated bring plants
back outdoors. If you live where winters are warm, plants may continue
blooming all winter long. Search online “Overwintering Geranium with Devin
Wallien” for a quick tutorial.
Deadheading: It is important to cut away old flowers in order to allow new
ones to form. This will bring much more flowers to your plants.
Tips for Success
We Help You Grow!: For a quick video demonstrating how to properly care
for your new Geranium, simply search “Geranium Maintenance with Devin Wallien”
to find his informative video online. Further information and growing tips
can be found at RobertasUniqueGardens.com & QVC.com Plants
look Dry or Foliage appears Lackluster: Sometimes plants may appear dried out
and wilted after the voyage. Do not despair. When this happens the foliage may
look lackluster but the rootstock is still perfectly healthy and alive. To
plump your plants back up, water them and wait 5 minutes and then water them
again. This will generally rehydrate them.
Keep these plants well-watered until you can re-plant them into larger
containers or in the garden within the next week. If plants arrive dry, it is
often because the roots have outgrown the small shipping pots and need more
room to grow; roots tend to dry out quickly in small containers. Your plants
are very much alive and when you transplant them into larger pots or the
earth, they will start growing quickly! So, re-plant them as soon as possible.
Remove any yellow or brown foliage. If a lot of the plant’s foliage has
yellowed, you may cut the foliage back to just above the soil line. This will
give your plant a chance to restart, and it encourages bushier, thicker
growth.
Time to Plant! Water your plants immediately after taking them out of the box.
Give them enough water so that the soil appears damp and water trickles out
the bottom of the pot.Your plants are now ready to be replanted. Follow the
planting guide inside for detailed instructions on how to most effectively
plant your new plants.
Geranium or Pelargonium?: These are often called Geranium but are in fact
Pelargonium; however, they do fall in the same family as Geranium.
These plants are originally native to South Africa where they grow into
luxurious flowering shrubs. For our home garden, you can count on these
blooming all summer long. In the Garden or in Containers?: Anyone can plant
these in the ground.
While typically classified as annuals, they are in fact tender perennials,
meaning if you live where winters stay warm (above 40F) these will grow all
year long. If you live where winters are cold but want to plant them in the
ground, you can treat them as annuals and discard at the end of the season, or
dig them up and pot them up to store them over winter. To winterize them,
follow the instructions inside.
We aren’t happy if you aren’t happy. If you have any questions regarding your
order please call us at 1-765-525-4065
during the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm EST.
You can email questions to us at:
customerservice@robertasinc.com.
If your bulbs, cuttings, etc. do not sprout, or your plant dies within 90 days
from the date of shipment, we will send you a replacement free of charge. We
cannot accept responsibility for losses due to extreme weather or neglect.
Simply call us at the above toll tree number or fill out the plant replacement
form on our website at
RobertasUniqueGardens.com.
Roberta’s will replace it with a similar or comparable plant at no charge. If
your replacement is not available or it is too late in the season to ship, it
will ship the following year.
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References
- QVC | Shop QVC® For Today’s Special Value & Top Brands At The Official Site
- Family grown perennials and annuals at Roberta's Unique Gardens