MEMBERS’ SUMMER CHALLENGE
Class 61 in the Summer Show
Each member of the Ropley Horticultural Society is provided with a plug plant in the Spring to grow on and exhibit in the Summer Show.
The Summer Challenge Cup is awarded to the best exhibit.
The plant for the 2026 Summer Challenge is:
Pelargonium “Horizon Rose”
(Pink with a light centre)
Versatile, prolific and free flowering all summer with good leaf zoning. Uniform, well-branched, lush foliaged plants bearing multiple stemmed large, strong flowers, perfect in shape and shatter free. These are compact plants with excellent branching which create an eye-catching display in borders and containers.
Pelargonium Growing Guide
- Pot into a 3½" (9cm) pot of multi-purpose compost. Keep moist but do not overwater.
- Keep warm either indoors on a windowsill (not too sunny) or in a greenhouse with propagator, maintaining 15°C/60°F until all signs of frost have gone.
- Pot on every 6 weeks until the maximum pot size of 23cm or 9 inches internal diameter is reached.
- Give a liquid feed every 2 weeks once flowering begins