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Pelargonium cordifolium 'Caroline's Citrine' PP24,132 (Golden Heartleaf Geranium) - This subshrub (main stem is woody at the base, while the side branches are herbaceous) is a selection of the Heartleaf Geranium (Pelargonium cordifolium) that grows slower and smaller in a dense rounded form to 2-3 feet tall by as wide with lavender-pink flowers dark purple veined flowers late winter into summer. Unlike the species, which has dull green 2 1/2-inch-long heart-shaped leaves, this cultivar has bright yellow chartreuse foliage with a darker center when grown in full shade that warms to a golden color and even develops a narrow red leaf margin in brighter light.
Will grow in in full coastal sun, but best in morning sun or bright shade. Irrigate more regularly to occasionally in full sun but only requires an occasional watering in shade. The species has proven hardy to at least 26 degrees F in our garden and likely this will be the same for this cultivar. A great showy plant in the ground or in a container that is particularly nice when planted against a dark background.
For more information about this species see our listing for Pelargonium cordifolium. The 'Caroline's Citrine' cultivar was selected in 2009 as a naturally occurring mutation of Pelargonium cordifolium by Lance Reinerts of The Garden Company. This plant received US Plant Patent PP24,132 in December 2013 and was assigned to Luen Miller of Monterey Bay Nursery, who licensed us to propagate and sell from 2019 to 2022.
Information displayed on this page about Pelargonium cordifolium 'Caroline's Citrine' PP24,132 is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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