Rocky Mountain™ Violet Geranium

Rocky Mountain™ Violet is Syngenta’s violet-flowered zonal geranium, listed under product code 70006935. The Canadian variety record identifies its denomination as ‘Fisrovio’ and its botanical name as Pelargonium zonale; Syngenta lists mounding and upright growth, part sun to full sun, and mid-spring through summer flowering. [Syngenta product profile](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/product/flower/70006935) · [Canadian variety record](https://active.inspection.gc.ca/francais/plaveg/pbrpov/cropreport/pel/app00003072f.shtml). ## Garden Use Use this heat-tolerant annual in containers or landscape plantings where rounded flower clusters can be seen at close range. Syngenta recommends larger containers for the Rocky Mountain series and lists the Violet selection at 14–18 inches high by 16–20 inches wide. Leave space for its upright, mounding form. ## Growing Conditions Place it in part sun to full sun. The Rocky Mountain series is bred for summer performance in warm North American conditions and for good heat tolerance. The product profile identifies the plant as an annual and gives a 10a hardiness rating. ## Maintenance Water when the container or bed begins to dry, and remove any damaged leaves to keep the plant tidy. In climates with frost, grow it as a warm-season annual or bring a container indoors before cold weather.