Stellar lobing
Deep incisions divide the blade into narrow toothed lobes.
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It flowers beautifully, but its leaves already say plenty🍁
Family: Geraniaceae · Pot diameter: 10.5 cm · Current height: 25 cm
Pelargonium ‘Vancouver Centennial’ is a stellar zonal pelargonium with deeply lobed leaves resembling miniature maple leaves. Their surfaces combine bronze and golden tones, while orange-red flower heads rise above this warm mosaic. Upright fleshy stems branch from low down and keep the sculptural foliage open enough for every lobe to remain legible. The result combines stellar lobed leaves with orange-red flowers without losing the cultivar’s natural identity.
Display it where it can be viewed slightly from above, in a charcoal or terracotta pot, making the maple-like geometry and autumnal palette the main subject.
RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Three elements define this exact cultivar’s form and presence.
Deep incisions divide the blade into narrow toothed lobes.
Green, chestnut and golden regions change in intensity with light.
Warm flower heads continue the palette without concealing the leaves.
Why you will love it: because stellar lobing gains a clear presence on a open compact stellar crown, without excessive styling.
Give abundant light and gentle direct sun, allowing 30–35 cm and protection from frost.
Use one quiet foliage contrast and two light flowering partners that share a bright sheltered position and the same watering rhythm.
A very bright position with ample sun; provide light shade only during the hottest summer hours.
Water thoroughly once the surface dries and empty the saucer; fleshy stems dislike persistent wetness.
Frost tender. Keep it bright and frost free in winter, with much less water.
An ornamental, not for eating. Pelargoniums can upset pets if chewed, so keep them out of reach.
A very bright position with ample sun; provide light shade only during the hottest summer hours.
Water thoroughly once the surface dries and empty the saucer; fleshy stems dislike persistent wetness.
Use a light potting mix with perlite or another mineral component and immediate drainage through the holes.
Use dilute regular flowering-plant feed in the warm season, never on dry compost or during overwintering.
Remove whole spent flower stalks and pinch selected long shoots to promote basal branching. The pattern remains clearest in strong light, but a small pot needs shelter from extreme overheating.
Inspect leaf undersides for whitefly and aphids, especially before moving the plant into shelter.
During the first warm season it thickens with new fleshy stems; its display depends on steady light and proper drying between waterings.
Basal stems branch after selective pinching and create more foliage or flowering points above the pot.
With long-term growth it reaches up to 25 cm in height and 25–35 cm in width, forming a open compact stellar crown.
At maturity it forms a open compact stellar crown, up to 25 cm × 25–35 cm.
Both drawings show the same natural architecture as foliage, flowers and active growth change.
What to expect after planting: The final habit develops gradually; retain the natural framework and assess growth over a complete season.
The full cultivar denomination is ‘Vancouver Centennial’, with ‘Canadian Centennial’ recorded as a synonym. The trade shorthand “Vancouver” does not replace the cultivar’s full name.
‘Vancouver Centennial’ holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit that remains active in the current list of awarded ornamental plants.
Deep marginal division creates narrow lobes without turning the leaf into a compound leaf.
Red-brown pigments overlay chlorophyll and produce a bronze effect intensified by good light.
Six practical answers covering position, water, seasonality, pruning, mature scale and safety.
A very bright position with ample sun; provide light shade only during the hottest summer hours.
Water thoroughly once the surface dries and empty the saucer; fleshy stems dislike persistent wetness.
Frost tender. Keep it bright and frost free in winter, with much less water.
Remove whole spent flower stalks and pinch selected long shoots to promote basal branching.
At maturity it reaches up to 25 cm high and 25–35 cm wide, with a natural open compact stellar crown.
An ornamental, not for eating. Pelargoniums can upset pets if chewed, so keep them out of reach.