Maverick™ White Hybrid Geranium Seeds

Terrific heat tolerance and nonstop bloom power
Oh, how we love the Mavericks. They are a southern gardeners salvation, thriving even in the sopping-wet humidity and searing heat of our summers. Other container plants look wilted even the same day you water them, but never Maverick. Its compact, well-branched, large-flowered, and thoroughly agreeable to weather extremes. We wouldnt want anything less for our terracotta pots and white window boxes.Maverick is a very compact plant, reaching just 14 to 16 inches high (in full bloom) and nearly as wide. The foliage is large, softly lobed and creased, and bright green. It forms bushy rosettes beneath the flowering stems, which hold their giant spheres of blooms several inches above the rest of the plant.And such blooms they are. White is a gleaming bright shade that stands out perfectly in the garden, particularly in late afternoon and early evening, when it appears to glow. The flowerheads are beautifully rounded and quite large, attracting attention wherever they appear. And they keep coming from the first whiff of hot June weather until the Halloween decorations go up.Maverick is an annual geranium, which is to say not a true geranium at all, but a pelargonium, known by some gardeners as cranesbills. If you live in a frost-free climate, though, you can probably overwinter them successfully. If you dont, bring your favorites in for winter and put them in a bright window. Theyll live for years with this kind of treatment. (Theyre also easy to propagate. Pick up some rooting hormone at the nursery and dip the cut stems of a mature Maverick into it, then plant them in a Whopper Bio Dome or small pot. Theyll root like nobodys business.)Geraniums are the essence of summer for many of us gardeners. Their very scent—a sort of garden-y aroma, not a floral but somewhat peppery and earthy—signals the arrival of summer. Nothing is more cheerful in pots marching up the porch steps or in window boxes leaning out over the garden. And they are a terrific bedding plant for full sun or light shade.If you like Maverick White (and how could you not), we also offer orange, as well as the formula mix of all the Maverick colors. Try them all, choose your favorites, and enjoy the bliss of growing annuals that love the hot summer weather as much as you do.
Genus:Pelargonium
Species:x hortorum
Variety:Maverick™ Hybrid White
Item Form:(P) Pkt of 10 seeds
Bloom Start to End:Early Summer – Mid Fall
Habit:Upright
Seeds Per Pack:10
Plant Height:14 in – 16 in
Plant Width:12 in – 14 in
Additional Characteristics:Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Flower, Garden Art, Long Bloomers
Bloom Color:White
Foliage Color:Medium Green
Light Requirements:Full Sun
Moisture Requirements:Dry, Moist,  well-drained
Resistance:Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Pest Resistant
Soil Tolerance:Clay, Normal,  loamy
Uses:Baskets, Beds, Border, Containers, Ornamental, Outdoor