When can you plant geraniums outside in open ground?

When can you plant geranium (pelargonium) outside in open ground? Experienced gardeners recommend replanting in late spring. Both garden varieties and indoor plant varieties are allowed to be sent outside. All types of flower crops will be able to take root normally in a new place, covering the bush with beautiful and bright flowers.

Below you can find out which varieties are allowed to be planted in the ground and when it is permissible to carry out the procedure, in what ways the crop can be propagated, and also how to plant a flower in a decorative pot.

Types for planting in the ground

Often indoor types of geraniums are planted on the balcony or windowsill at home. They look impressive and grow well both in home flowerpots and in open ground outside.

It is best to plant flowers for the first time in the spring, and then in the summer. To do this, either shoots grown in the fresh air are taken, or cuttings from rooted shrubs are used. In the spring season, the root system of geranium is perfectly divided into several parts.

Summer planting takes place in the middle of the season, when the rains stop. Transplanted flower crops need plenty of moisture, as well as shading for 3 weeks from the moment of transplantation.

The buds of garden varieties of geranium can be painted in various shades. The flowers are either collected in spherical inflorescences or develop singly. The leaves have a greenish color with an ashy or whitish tint around the edges and a lemon aroma with a slight smell of mint.

Is it possible to plant royal geraniums outside? Experienced gardeners claim that this indoor flower simply cannot be kept in the open ground in the country house or garden all year round. It is advisable to breed it only as a house plant. But in the summer, indoor royal geraniums are allowed to be placed on the veranda or balcony. And when the autumn season comes, then the pots with the plant will need to be brought back into the house, where the warm temperature will remain.

Popular types and varieties

Geranium includes more than 400 species, of which about 40 grow in Russia, but only a few are the most common. Types differ in appearance, size, and requirements.

Blood red

In Russia, blood-red geranium (Geranium sanguineum) grows in the wild. This is one of the most beautiful wild plants growing in forests. The species is also grown as an ornamental plant. Grows up to 25-40 cm in height, forms beautiful dense bushes. The species, refined by breeders and geneticists, has now become one of the most popular ground cover plants. To get a really thick carpet of flowers, the plants need to be planted quite densely. It only grows in the sun. The soil should be dry and well drained.

The names "red" or "blood red" can be misleading. The flowers of this species are not red, they are often bright pink, even purple.

Interesting varieties:

Popular variety "Max Frey" Max Frei - flowers are slightly purple, a low-growing plant, ideal for creating borders and rocky gardens.
“Album” Album – with white flowers, slightly taller.
“Elke” Elke – has a slightly pink color, delicate, like “Alba”.
"Lankastriense" Lancastriense - with light pink flowers.

Blooms profusely in early summer, then blooms less profusely until September. The species is completely frost-resistant, can grow in the sun and in light shade; decorative varieties prefer the sun. In autumn the leaves turn a beautiful red color. Has low requirements for conditions.

Large rhizomatous

Large-rhizome geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum) can be used as a sod plant and grows well. This is a low species (height - 30 cm), but spreading. Has a pleasant smell (used for the production of essential oils). The leaves are partly evergreen. The flowers are pinkish-red, with characteristic long stamens. There are varieties with white flowers (White Ness). Blooms from May to June/July. The species loves sun and partial shade and copes with shade. Large roots allow it to survive drought.

The species is planted in flower beds, the edges of rock gardens, between trees and shrubs.

Lugovaya

Tall meadow geranium (Geranium pratense) is quite majestic, grows up to 50-80 cm. Until recently, it was an ordinary meadow plant. Today more common in gardens, its delicate blue flowers decorate flower beds from June to September.

It has rather large purple-blue flowers with light veins on the petals. There are varieties with double flowers (“Plenum Volaceum” Plenum Volaceum). Likes slightly moister soil than other geraniums, but does not like standing water in the soil. Grows well in partial shade. Grows in the wild, the plant has been used in folk medicine.

Some varieties:

"Midnight Reiter" Midnight Reiter - purple-blue;
“Plenum Violaceum” Plenum Violaceum – violet-blue;
“Silver Queen” Silver Queen – pale purple;
"Victor Reiter" Victor Reiter - purple-blue.

Gorgeous

Another tall species is the magnificent geranium (Geranium × magnificum). Not found in the natural environment - it is a hybrid created by botanists by crossing Geranium platypetalum and Geranium ibericum. An exceptionally majestic plant - grows up to 40-70 cm. It has a spherical, bushy shape. The leaves turn yellow, orange, and red in the fall.

It has large flowers with a diameter of 5 cm with bluish-purple petals, with a darker purple vein. It blooms very profusely, but not for long (in May-June). Suitable as a cut flower - the flowers exude a pleasant spicy aroma and remain fresh in a vase for a long time. It grows better in the sun and partial shade; it will not bloom in the shade, or it blooms very poorly. Looks good in the company of roses and delphiniums. New varieties such as Rosemoor are especially recommended.

Cantabrian or Cambridge

Medium-sized Cantabrian geranium (Geranium x cantabrigiense), also called Cambridge geranium, is a hybrid that grows up to 50-60 cm. It has majestic flowers, usually pink (various shades) or white.

Tolerates sun and partial shade, any reaction of the substrate, loves fertile, moist soils. Suitable for covering large areas. Popular varieties:

"Cambridge" Cambridge - with pink flowers;
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"Carmina" Karmina - slightly lower, with intense purple-pink flowers.

Flat petal

A spectacular view - flat-petaled geranium (Geranium platypetalum) has large violet-blue flowers and grows up to 40-70 cm in height. Blooms profusely (May-June), then repeats flowering. In autumn the leaves are beautifully colored.

Himalayan

Himalayan geranium (Geranium himalayense) has a spreading bush, but compact sizes (up to 30-40 cm in height). Blooms in June-July. Flowers with violet-blue petals, often with a purple center. Grows better in sun and partial shade and tolerates shade. Grown in containers and rock gardens.

Interesting varieties:

“Plena” Plena – with double flowers;
"Johnson's Blue" Jonhson'S Blue – with intense blue flowers with white Alpinum Blatow – blue flowers;
"Baby Blue" Baby Blue is a blue-violet variety.

Red-brown

Red-brown geranium (Geranium phaeum) is distinguished by its unusual dark purple coloration of flowers. Its flowers can appear almost black. It grows up to 70 cm in height and has a relatively thin bush. These geraniums grow best in partial shade or partial shade. Found in the wild in the south. Ease of cultivation and low requirements make the plant widely used in gardens and flower beds.

Interesting varieties:

“Album” Album – with white flowers;
with colored leaves - “Variegatum” Variegatum, “Margaret Willson”.

Roberta

The short Robert's geranium (Geranium robertianum) has small pink flowers set on reddish stalks. The species is not grown in gardens, although if you have a forested area at your dacha, you can plant it, because in nature it grows in forests and thickets. This plant has some medicinal properties and has been used in herbal medicine. Has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory properties. It has an unpleasant odor that is noticeable if you rub part of the plant.

Small

A dwarf species, small geranium (Geranium pusillum) reaches a height of 20 cm and has tiny pink flowers. The species is an annual, considered a weed (it quite intensively extracts mineral components from the soil). Has some healing properties.

Ashy

Low perennial (up to 15 cm high) ash geranium (lat. Geranium cinereum) has white or pale pink flowers, often with distinct purple veins, and semi-evergreen leaves. Suitable for rock gardens, flower beds, as a ground cover plant. Blooms in June-July. Requires a sunny or semi-shaded location. Propagated by seeds sown in spring, cuttings prepared in summer, and division in autumn.

Varieties:

"Ballerina" is one of the most beautiful varieties. Has light purple flowers. Blooms from late spring to early summer.
"Guseppi" Giuseppii - purple flowers.
With pink flowers - varieties "Laurence Flatman" Laurence Flatman, "Penny Lane" Penny Lane, "Splenders" Splenders, "Subcaulescens" Subcaulescens.
"Ash Pillow" Purple Pillow - reddish-purple flowers.

General timing for planting geraniums

Since ancient times, geranium has been especially popular among gardeners who like this flower for its beauty and ease of care. The geranium bush is often cultivated in decorative pots on loggias and verandas, in the front garden, as well as in flower beds in the garden. The general planting time is in the spring.

What is noteworthy is that the flower is characterized by excellent ground cover qualities, and can also act as a recultivator, that is, contribute to the restoration of the soil layer. In this regard, pelargonium is sent to the flowerbed not only to decorate the garden landscape, but also to improve the soil composition.

It is very important to know when to plant the crop outside, since geranium prefers warm weather.

Note! The plant should be sent into fresh air when the ground warms up normally and the thermometer does not drop below zero.

For the middle zone, geranium planting occurs at the end of May. However, it is worth noting that pelargonium can be propagated both by seeds, bushes, and layering. The planting time for each type of planting material will be different.

Types of planting material

Geranium can be propagated in different ways. Overgrown shrubs can beautifully decorate a flower bed, as well as expand the overall area of the crop, giving the flower garden even more attractiveness.

What is noteworthy is that although pelargonium is considered a houseplant, it has adapted so well to various growing conditions that, depending on the type of planting material, it can be propagated using several methods, namely:

In divisions. In this case, the bushes may become covered with flowers 3 weeks after planting. To obtain divisions, the geranium must be removed from the pot and divided into several parts, each of which will have its own stem.
Seeds. This method of obtaining seedlings is considered difficult and is not particularly popular. Small, fragile sprouts are very demanding to care for. Seedlings can wither in a short period of time either from extreme heat or from waterlogging. At the same time, if you plant geranium seeds in open ground, the bush will be able to bloom only after a year. Only a two-year-old crop grows from seeds.
By cuttings. Planting material is cut from old flowering shrubs. In this case, the upper part of the plant 15 centimeters long is taken. There should also be a couple of leaves on the cuttings. Thanks to cuttings, the plant will be able to bloom in the year of planting, but only in the fall. The bush can also bloom in winter on the windowsill.

Propagation by divisions, unlike other methods of breeding pelargonium, makes it possible to obtain viable and strong planting material.

Reproduction

Most types of geranium are propagated by seeds or by dividing bushes. Some species with extensive roots, for example, ash geranium, blood red geranium, can be propagated by root cuttings.

By division

Geraniums are easier to propagate by division. It needs to be dug up and divided (or using a sharp shovel to separate a part without digging up the whole thing). The plant has strong, long roots, so they can be seriously damaged during digging. Fortunately, the roots are easily restored and the seedling takes root. Geraniums are propagated by division in the spring - from April to the end of May.

Seeds

Geranium can be propagated by sowing seeds, but this is quite labor-intensive (the seeds take a long time to grow and germinate poorly). Before sowing, seeds need to be stratified (cooled) in the refrigerator.

Seeds can be prepared in the summer by collecting the fruits and drying them in the shade. This must be done carefully; ripe fruits burst in your hands, and the seeds scatter in all directions.

Quite often, geraniums spread themselves - the plant literally shoots seeds. This will not be a nuisance, but if we want to prevent uncontrolled spread, it is better to prune the flowers before the seeds begin to ripen.

Time for planting seeds

Planting geranium seeds in open ground outside will require more time and effort to produce a beautiful flowering shrub in the future. As for planting dates, seeds should be planted at the end of May, when heavy rain has passed and the soil has warmed up normally.

The emerging shoots will be very weak, so they will have to be thinned out a little. The distance between seedlings should not exceed 5 centimeters. After this, the seedlings will need to be planted at a distance of 40 centimeters from each other, or simply thin out the rows. The resulting bushes will become strong and bloom for 5 years. In the first year after planting, the plant does not bloom.

Due to the seed method, the seedlings will be weak, which can subsequently lead to the plant freezing.

April is suitable for planting pelargonium seeds in a pot. Initially, planting material is planted in one container. When the seedlings form (appear 18 days after planting), the seedlings are distributed into separate plastic cups with a light soil substrate. Planting in the ground is carried out only when the bush has normal roots.

Often, seedlings are planted in mid-May. Shrubs should be planted at a distance of 40 centimeters from each other. The culture begins to bloom from the next season.

How to propagate a plant correctly?

Geranium is propagated in the following ways:

By cuttings.
The cut areas are sprinkled with activated carbon.
Planted in containers with coarse sand or loose soil.
When watering, make sure that water does not get on the leaves and shoots.
Keep at a temperature of 20–22 degrees.
After 2–3 weeks, roots appear and the seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place.
Seeds.
Sow into moist, loose soil, spreading evenly over the surface.
Sprinkle the top with soil. Spray with water and cover with film or glass.
Ventilate and moisten regularly. They germinate at a room temperature of 18–22 degrees.
With the appearance of the first shoots, the shelter is removed and the container is moved to a bright place with a temperature of 16–20 degrees.
With the appearance of the first leaves, the sprouts are transplanted into separate pots.
To enhance tillering, pinching is carried out during the growth of seedlings.
Geraniums are also propagated by dividing the bush during transplantation. But this method is very traumatic and if done incorrectly, the plant may die.
Several ground buds are left on all divisions.
After which they are planted in separate containers.

We recommend watching a video on how to propagate geraniums from cuttings:

Geranium and pelargonium are not the same plant, but two different genera from the Geraniaceae family. Despite the external similarity, there is a significant difference between them. On our website you will find articles about the main differences in the structure, care and cultivation of these flowers, as well as learn about diseases and pests of geranium and methods of treatment.

Geranium is an ornamental plant that is not capricious in care and maintenance. It looks great anywhere and pleases the gardener's eyes with abundant and beautiful flowering.

When and how to plant cuttings?

To properly plant geranium cuttings, it is recommended to adhere to the following conditions:

If the cut cuttings are immediately planted in open soil, the planting material must be prepared in late spring. In this case, the cuttings must be dipped into a growth stimulator, then the wet stem should be sprinkled with ash or crushed charcoal. After this, the cuttings can be sent into the ground. It is worth clarifying that it is necessary to dig a hole for watering near the planted cuttings.
If the cuttings are still growing, then the cutting of the planting material occurs after the 10th of May. Then the stems are immersed in water for a couple of weeks, and then planted on the site.

Thanks to this method, the bushes will begin to bloom after 1.5 months. Closer to the autumn period, the plant will normally take root and take root, which will enable the crop to withstand the winter cold well, but only with shelter.

How to plant geraniums correctly

Perennial garden geranium quickly develops long roots. Allow the young shoots to take root well and grow undisturbed for the first time: dig a deep hole so that about 20 cm of loose soil remains under the longest root. There should be at least 30 cm between the holes. Before planting, treat the rhizomes with a disinfectant solution and the lower sections of the cuttings with growth stimulants.

Planting is carried out in early spring or autumn. Place a mound of fertile soil at the bottom, install the rhizome and distribute the underground shoots evenly over the soil elevation. Cover with soil and water to compact the soil. The first year there will not be very many leaves; they will not protect the flower garden from weeds. To avoid weeding, mulch the soil. Pelargonium, asters or other annuals can fill the voids.

Bury the cut cuttings into the soil by about 5 cm. Until the shoots take root, they require care. Protect the sprouts from frost with film or non-woven material. Make sure the soil is moist, but the water does not stagnate. In hot weather, all plantings in the first days should be shaded from the scorching rays of the sun.

Planting bushes

The simplest and easiest way to propagate pelargonium is considered to be propagation by bushes. The delenks are received at the end of May, when the warm rain passes. If it is still cold in May, propagation must be postponed to a later time by planting shrubs in June. The plant quickly takes root, forms and blooms.

Before planting, pelargonium while still in the pot needs to be well moistened. After this, the flower should be removed from the container and shaken off the soil. The root system must be divided into several parts, each of which must have a stem with leaves.

The resulting seedlings are sent to pre-dug holes and watered. If the plant is cultivated in a sunny area, the flower should be slightly shaded.

The bush will begin to bloom 21 days from the moment it is sent to the soil substrate.

Choosing a favorable place

To get geraniums that bloom for a long time in the landscape design of your dacha, you need to create favorable conditions for it. At the initial stage, you should select a place that meets the requirements for the quality development of the plant. Preference is given to open, sunny areas of the dacha; semi-shaded areas are also acceptable.

Pelargonium loves moist air and fertile soil with good drainage properties.

Advice! When choosing a place in landscape design for classic types of geranium, the location of the groundwater level is taken into account; the plant does not like moisture being too close to the root system.

Time to plant in pots

Geraniums can be beautifully planted both in huge flowerpots in the garden and in pots on the balcony. Sometimes several types of pelargonium, with flowers of different colors, are planted in one pot at once. The most suitable time for planting is spring.

Planting a crop in a pot is relatively easy. In the spring season, you can transplant whenever it is convenient. However, care must be taken to ensure that, if necessary, the pots can be brought into the house or covered with something if the temperature drops to zero. Rooted geranium can withstand a slight cold snap, but the plant does not tolerate frost.

Note! In order for flowers to take root well in a new place after transplantation, planting must be done before the plant begins to bloom. If the pelargonium has bloomed, it is advisable to postpone the transplant to another date, otherwise the plant may die.

Recently transplanted and already established flowers are allowed to be sent outside only at lunchtime. When the evening frosts end, it is permissible to leave the flower pot in the open air for the whole day.

A plant in a pot needs to be moistened much more often than in open ground. This is due to the fact that the container contains a small volume of soil substrate and the pot is heated from all sides.

What pots can geraniums be planted in? It is better to choose containers made of clay, since in such pots the moisture evaporates much faster, which prevents rotting of the root system. In addition, clay helps to wash out salts from the soil, which can harm seedlings. As for the size of the container, you can take a small pot in which the geranium can bloom for a long time. Small containers are suitable for young sprouts. In large pots, pelargonium will be able to grow greenery and develop a root system. The optimal pot for flowering geraniums is one with a diameter of approximately 14 centimeters and a height of 15 centimeters.

Why did the geranium planted in spring turn yellow? This can happen for several reasons:

a very cramped pot is used in which the roots cannot develop normally;
there is no drainage layer in the container;
the plant is experiencing moisture deficiency.

Also, the cause of yellowing of the leaves of a flower may be an excess of nitrogen in the soil.

Care after landing

All work on planting and replanting pelargonium is best done in the spring. It does not require special care, but to get a beautiful bush you will have to follow some rules:

Water the plant regularly and abundantly, but do not flood it and do not allow water to get on the leaves; it is best to place the watering can under the root, but do not allow the liquid to stagnate.
Fertilize in a timely manner; the first can be done immediately after transplanting or planting the plant. Peat or compost is used as fertilizer.
In summer, dried inflorescences should be promptly removed in order to prolong flowering and achieve a decorative appearance of the bush.
In the fall, it is necessary to trim off all dried leaves and branches to give life to new shoots next year.
In the spring, be sure to feed the plant with nitrogen fertilizer; this will act as a powerful stimulant for the development of thick and rich foliage on the bush. A month after this feeding, a second feeding is applied, when choosing which you need to take into account that it must contain potassium, fluorine, nitrogen and microelements.
Fertilizer is applied differently for different species, so for mountain plants there should be less fertilizing than for those that were bred for planting on the plain.
In preparation for wintering, the plant is pruned and mulched.
If it was decided to plant garden geranium in an indoor pot, it is necessary to make a drainage layer for it.

Perennial pelargonium is an undemanding plant that can decorate any flower bed. It does not require special care and perfectly complements other decorative flowers in group planting. When conditions suitable for it are created, the plant blooms throughout the season, but if this does not happen, then it is necessary to introduce fertilizing in a timely manner or transplant it to another place in the spring.

Site and soil preparation, care

Pelargonium, like other types of flower crops, prefers to grow in places with diffused lighting, that is, so that the sun does not constantly shine on the plant. After the shrubs or cuttings are planted in the ground, they will have to be hidden from the sun for some time and also regularly moistened. It is recommended to water only in the morning. Due to this, the roots will not rot.

The substrate must be loose. You can add fertilizer or sand to the soil. The bushes will need to be placed in the ground to the same depth as in the pots. After planting, the soil around the seedlings must be mulched.

The dug hole can be watered with an aqueous solution of citric acid (a teaspoon of the substance is required for 3 liters of liquid).

The size of the dug hole should be larger than the size of the pot. This will make it possible not to deform the roots of the plant during transplantation.

Preparation of planting material

Before transplanting seedlings or geranium cuttings into the soil, the seedlings will need to be hardened off approximately seven days before. Every day you will need to take the planting material outside to the area where you plan to plant the plants, or you can artificially create conditions that will be in the country.

Pots or other containers with seedlings can be left overnight if the temperature outside does not drop below zero around the clock.

Thanks to hardening, planted flowers adapt better and faster to new conditions. In this way, you can achieve high and lush flowering throughout the summer season.

Diseases and pests

As a rule, geranium is not subject to frequent diseases or pest attacks. The aroma of flowers most often repels traditional insects that can cause harm.

In order to determine how a plant feels, it is enough to simply carefully observe its appearance. The appearance of the bushes can tell about problems that have arisen, namely the presence of diseases or pests.

If the color of the leaves of a plant has changed, they begin to turn yellow, wither and dry out - this is the first sign of a disease or the presence of pests.

Most often, pests or diseases appear due to improper care, namely, non-compliance with watering rules and high humidity. To avoid this, proper soil drainage is imperative.

The most common enemies of geraniums in the garden are whiteflies, aphids, various types of mites, and caterpillars.

To control pests, treat the bushes with special products - “Commander”, “Aktara”, “Fufano”, etc.

You can also spray the plants with a homemade solution.

To do this, you will need 20 grams of ordinary laundry soap and alcohol, which are dissolved in one liter of boiling water.

To combat aphids, you can spray with an infusion of ash (1 tablespoon of ash per 1 liter of water).

Planting a plant in summer

If you plan to plant the plant in the summer, it is preferable to use the method of dividing geranium bushes. This procedure is suitable for varieties that grow exclusively in open ground, as well as for those that need to be distributed into pots with the arrival of the autumn months. In summer, the roots of the plant are loose, so you can get divisions much faster without deforming the plants.

You can transplant the crop from a pot into open ground from May to August.

Summer planting from early to mid-August is suitable for those flowers that do not need to be dug up. Transplanted shrubs need to be well moistened and carefully protected from direct sunlight using cut branches with leaves.

The plant should not be replanted in new places after the due date, otherwise the crop will not have time to take root properly before the arrival of autumn cold and will eventually die in the winter.

Summer replanting is carried out only if there are no flowers on the bushes.

If you follow the described rules, pelargonium will be able to take root normally, and also cover the shrubs with green mass and lush flowers.

Landing conditions, preparation for planting

Despite its unpretentious nature, pelargonium develops correctly and produces good flowering only if the planting site is correctly chosen and the conditions created for it.

Location

Although geranium loves the sun, it should not be planted in areas where the sun shines all day; it is better to choose a plot of land in the shade. Or plant it close to trees.

Humidity and temperature

Humidity does not have a particular effect on the condition of the plant, but you should not spray or water its leaves deliberately, as later they will begin to turn yellow under the rays of the sun. Geranium tolerates moderate temperatures, in summer - 20 degrees, and in winter - no more than 15; the flower can hardly tolerate a temperature drop of up to 10 degrees.

What should the soil be like?

The main thing is that it is acidic or neutral, and you should choose or mix it yourself, so that it is loose and light, it should contain a large amount of peat and sand. Before planting, the soil must be fertilized; this is done in the fall. First, the selected area is dug up and slightly loosened, and then humus and fertilizer are added. Before planting, the soil needs to be moistened.

Watering flowers

Pelargonium, unlike other flower crops, requires special watering, which is preferably done in the morning. Due to this, the plant will receive a sufficient amount of moisture for the whole day and will avoid root rotting.

Advice! It should be moistened generously, but so that the liquid does not touch the leaves. If the foliage is constantly exposed to moisture, they may wilt, and the plant may then die altogether.

Do I need to dig up geraniums for the winter?

Outdoor and many indoor varieties can cope well with winter cold when outdoors. By winter, the leaves are trimmed, and the base of the plant along with the roots is covered with a layer of mulch. With the arrival of the spring months, when the frosts finally go away, the mulch can be removed. After this, the flower produces fresh shoots.

Not all varieties of home geranium can be left in open ground for the winter (for example, royal geranium).

If it is necessary to return the plant to the windowsill, the digging procedure should be carried out before the air temperature drops below zero. At the same time, a drainage layer must be placed at the bottom of the container in which the flower will now grow.

The size of the pot should be such that the main root of the plant can easily fit into the container without being deformed.

In addition, experienced gardeners recommend that before bringing the flower into the room, leaving the bush for about 7 days on the balcony or veranda so that the geranium can gradually get used to home conditions and warmth. After this, pelargonium is allowed to be brought into the room. The flower will take root normally and begin to bloom.

In general, it is better to plant geraniums outside in open ground in spring or summer. However, it is worth remembering that the bush should not bloom. If the flowering period has begun, the procedure must be postponed so that the plant does not die.

Can it grow outside?

Geranium can be grown outdoors, but for the winter it is better to bring the flower indoors (for more details on how to properly handle geraniums in winter and preserve them until spring, read this material).

What doesn't he like?

Geranium has been grown in flower beds for a long time, but there are a number of conditions that the flower will not tolerate:

The planting area is dark and not illuminated by sunlight.
The soil is heavy and poorly drained.
Soil with a high concentration of clay.
Wetlands that are constantly wet.