Fantasia® Orange Geranium

Fantasia® Orange is a compact, upright zonal geranium selected for bright orange flowers and dark foliage. [Ball FloraPlant](https://www.ballfloraplant.com/Products/Details/?phid=028901762003789) lists it as Pelargonium × hortorum Fantasia® Orange (TOSTD0188) and describes it as a true-orange addition to the series. ## Seasonal interest Use this tender annual for warm-season flower color in beds, borders, and containers. [Illinois Extension](https://extension.illinois.edu/flowers/geranium) describes garden geraniums as tender annuals that usually flower from May through October; [Ball FloraPlant](https://www.ballfloraplant.com/Products/Details/?phid=028901762003789)'s Fantasia line is valued for dark leaves that set off its bright blooms. ## Placement Give the plant full sun and moist, fertile, well-drained soil. The breeder lists a compact-upright habit, with a typical height and spread of 12–14 inches, and recommends the Fantasia series for pots of 5 inches or larger and hanging baskets. Leave room for a compact mound of foliage and flower clusters. ## Maintenance Keep containers draining freely and avoid overwatering during hot weather. Remove faded flower stems to maintain a tidy plant and support continued flowering; [Illinois Extension](https://extension.illinois.edu/flowers/geranium) also notes that deadheading can lessen botrytis. Grow outdoors after frost danger has passed and treat the plant as a seasonal annual in cold-winter regions.