Geranium Maverick Mix Seeds

Geranium Maverick Mix Seeds produce vigorous F1 zonal pelargoniums with large flower heads across a broad colour range for prominent pots and sunny beds.

Grow Guide: How to grow Maverick seed pelargoniums in South Africa.

Quick Grow Facts

• Growth type: Tender vigorous upright perennial, commonly grown as seasonal bedding or a container annual where frost occurs.
• Botanical name: Pelargonium × hortorum Maverick F1 Mix; commonly called geranium, but not a true Geranium.
• Seed form: Coated seed; sow as supplied and do not scarify or remove the coating.
• Best sowing time: Start in protected warmth from late winter into spring; plant outside after frost risk, or use another mild local window before peak heat.
• Position: Full sun; give afternoon protection in very hot districts.
• Sow depth and light: Cover by about 1 mm with fine mix or vermiculite. Light is not required for germination.
• Germination: Keep the medium close to 23°C; allow about 7–14 days for visible home-tray emergence.
• Spacing: 30–35 cm apart in beds or larger containers.
• Mature size: Approximately 35–40 cm high and 30–35 cm wide.
• Flower outcome: Large flower heads across a broad mixed colour range. A small mix packet does not guarantee every colour or equal ratios.
• Flowering guide: The local packet states 13–15 weeks from sowing; weather, light and potting conditions can extend this.

Why Grow This Variety

• Vigorous plants fill larger pots and prominent sunny spaces.
• Large flower heads create strong seasonal impact.
• Coated seed is easy to place one per cell.
• A broad mix gives varied colour across separate plants.

Garden Uses

Use Maverick Mix in larger patio pots, sunny beds or bold container groupings where its taller upright growth form has room to mature.

Growing Notes

• Keep the coating evenly moist after sowing so it softens, but do not leave the tray waterlogged.
• Move seedlings into bright light as soon as they emerge.
• Use free-draining soil, water early in the day and deadhead complete spent trusses.
• No support or routine pinching is needed.

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