Pelargonium 'Ashby'

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The stunning Pelargonium 'Ashby' has brilliant bright pink petals with a crimson heart to every one. A prolific flower producer, quick-growing and easy. More
1 young plant 190094-1 £10.50 Delivery early April
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3 young plants 190094-3 £28.95 Delivery early April
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3 x 9cm pots 190094-9C03 £37.50 Delivery early May
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The stunning Pelargonium 'Ashby' has brilliant bright pink petals with a crimson heart to every one. It's a prolific flower producer, early, quick-growing and easy.

Our pelargoniums come with full planting instructions, great for beginners, and are ready to pot on and plant out as soon as the frosts are over in your area, or have them indoors to cheer up a sunny windowsill.

Genus Pelargonium
Group/Species Decorative,

Various flower forms in a wide range of colours. Excellent pot plants for growing in conservatories and can also be grown as specimen plants. Invaluable for summer container growing. Click here for more information about pelargonium groups.

 Scented Leaf

Attractive leaves which are perfumed. Bloom in spring and early summer. Many different shapes and sizes of plants which propagate easily from cuttings and can be grown as decorative pot plants inside or outside in the summer. Click here for more information about pelargonium groups.
Variety Ashby
Type Tender Perennial
Border Position Container Garden
Soil Type Broad Tolerance
Scent Scented
Site Full Sun
Moisture Well-drained
Height 45cm (18in)
Spacing 45cm (18in)
Sowing, Seeds, Planting Protect plants from frost in a sheltered environment whilst you pot them on ready to go outside, usually around May time. A greenhouse is perfect but a windowsill or conservatory will do fine (16-18°C is ideal), with plenty of sunlight. Gradually acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions for 7-10 days before moving to their final position. If growing in containers incorporate a slow-release fertiliser into the potting mix.
Care Tips Water plants well in summer and deadhead to encourage a second flush of flowers. Apply a home-made feed of comfrey juice, or organic liquid plant food (both rich in potash), every fortnight. Lift the plants with care and pot them up inside before the frost, cutting the top growth back by one third as you do so. They don’t go into complete dormancy, so water lightly through the winter. In spring begin feeding and increase watering. Plant out only once any danger of frost has passed. Please be aware that contact with the foliage may occasionally aggravate skin allergies.
Flowering June - November
Vase Life These will look good for up to 3 weeks.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
Advice & Videos
How to take pelargonium cuttings

Sarah Raven shows you how to take pelargonium cuttings, and multiply 1 plant into 20.

Mini pelargonium, blackberry and apple pies recipe

Pelargonium leaves make an excellent addition to a classic apple and blackberry pie. Make one big pie, or miniature versions in ramekins.

Understanding Pelargonium groups

This brief guide explains the different groups of pelargoniums that are available and their distinct character traits.

How to plant and grow pelargoniums

Learn how to grow and care for your pelargoniums.

Pelargonium-scented strawberry jam recipe

This strawberry jam is scented with pelargonium leaves, which adds a delicious, unique flavour.

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Planting a pelargonium pot display

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Delivery

Plant Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 4-6 weeks for despatch. For bare root roses, fruit & veg bare roots & crowns, potatoes & garlic, please allow up to 2 weeks for despatch.

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Pelargonium 'Ashby' reviews

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Pamela

Always find staff when I phone my orders through very helpful but this time I think when I said I wouldn't be able to keep them in a cold frame it may have been better to be advised to wait and order more substantial plants later which I would have done (perhaps they thought it was better to get an order rather than chance me leaving it a couple of months!)

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Reviewed 31st May 2019 by Fiona

Not much. It was a cutting that hadn’t rooted.

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