Named after the goddess of epic poetry, 'Calliope Dark Red' is truly a revolutionary advance in geranium breeding. Calliope is a first of its kind hybrid, expressing the best characteristics of traditional and Ivy Geraniums including a stunning dark red color not possible without advanced breeding techniques. It features outstanding garden performance and a dense spreading habit that is ideal for baskets, large pots and landscape beds. In addition to excellent heat tolerance, Calliope will produce large blooms that resist burning in the full sun.

This show-stopping variety burst onto the garden scene in 2008 and 2009 and has been the best-selling geranium variety ever since.

Did the goddess Calliope serve as the muse that inspired this breathtaking new variety? It's hard to say, but the result is pure inspiration.

Real Facts on Round-Up
Roundup is the most commonly used herbicide/weed killer in American gardens as well as field crops. Despite its wide use, there are still many questions about how, when and why to use it and what its short and long term effects are on your landscape.

Here are a few facts to help you out and give you piece of mind about using Round-Up around your landscape, family and pets.

What is it?
A non-selective herbicide, Roundup works by inhibiting the plants ability to synthesize amino acids that the plant uses to make protein. The plant stops growing from lack of protein and dies. This means that Roundup will kill anything green and growing that it touches.

When to Apply
Apply when weeds are actively growing. Be sure to spray when the air is calm to prevent drift to desirable plants.

Where to Use
May be used around vegetable gardens. Also use on patios, walkways, driveways, gravel and mulch beds, around shrubs or trees, in flower beds, and along fences. It does not stay in the soil and will not harm any nearby plants. You can plant new plants in treated areas right away without any worries. The plants will be fine.

Can Roundup brand products be used in vegetable gardens?

Some Roundup brand products such as Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Ready-to-Use Plus and Roundup® Weed & Grass Killer Super Concentrate can be used in vegetable gardens to clear an area for planting or to kill weeds between vegetable plants.

Will rain or watering wash Roundup off treated plants and hurt other plants nearby?

Roundup brand products are quickly absorbed by plants after you spray them, becoming rain proof in 30 minutes or less. Because the active ingredients in Roundup Weed & Grass Killer products bind to the soil or are quickly absorbed by treated plants, it is very unlikely to affect surrounding plants.

Do my family and pets need to stay out of a treated area after Roundup is sprayed?

You can re-enter the area after the spray has dried. Allowing the product to dry prevents the possibility of tracking it onto the lawn and killing the grass.