How much sunlight does a Carnation Flower need?
One thing I found out with my years at a retail garden center is
that geraniums don't need the amount of water that we think.
Geraniums like to dry out almost completely before re watering.
You want to see the dirt pull away from the side of the container
before watering.
If you notice, in the cemetarys there are alot of 'spikes, vinca
vine, and geraniums in the urns. The reason is because the are very
tolerant of drying out and do much better without any
attention.
I find that geraniums do much better in partial sun. All day
early sun is fine but too much late day hot sun from the west is
too hard on them.
Do remember to dead head your geraniums right at the joint of
the stem so that it almost snaps when it comes off. If you don't do
it there you won't get the amount of blooms that a geranium can put
out in a season! Small amount of fertilizer if any.