Pelargoniums on display
This is my collection of Pelargoniums. Many have stopped flowering but some are still going strong.
Pelargoniums on display
They are commonly known as Geraniums but I always use the name Pelargonium to distinguish them from the hardy perennial Geraniums that I grow outside. It can be quite confusing!
If you remember that Pelargonium = tender and Geranium = hardy then it helps. Unless of course you live in a country where Pelargoniums are hardy, but let’s not confuse the issue!
Pelargonium englerianum
Many of the plants are small flowered species types.
Pelargonium sidoides
Pelargonium 'Shannon'
Others have larger flowers.
Pelargonium unique' Aurora'
Pelargonium grandiflorum
Pelargonium 'Tip Top Duet'
This dwarf one has beautiful bright green foliage which turns golden yellow in spring..
Pelargonium 'Golden Petit Pierre'
Most unusual of all is this one which has green flowers and a strong sweet fragrance in the evening.
Pelargonium gibbosum
All are easy to propagate from cuttings. I overwinter them in a frost free greenhouse and trim them back in the spring.
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Lovely. I bought my first species Pelargoniums this summer, and having seen some of your collection, I think I need more. P. gibbosum is really unusual.
The up close pictures of the pelargoniums make the flowers look most similar to the geraniums in the garden. I like them both. I only have the big red ones here but they are most easy to grow with cuttings-even if not hardy. The outside geraniums are great too. I remember one particular post you did on them that so impressed me.
Beautiful – I hadn’t realised how many different varieties there are. I especially like P. sidoides. It seems a shame to have to put them away for the winter, but they’ll flower again next year.
Pelargoniums do come in with quite a range of delightful colors. So sweet…. Cheers ~bangchik
Hi EG, you have a wonderful collection! This is a plant I know nothing about, thanks for the lessons. I love the green one. :-)
Frances
Hi there, what a fine collection you have there. I have never seen the green one though, it’s quite appealling. I have a few over here but not as many as you.
I wasn’t aware of the difference. Thanks for telling us. You do have a lovely collection. Tip Top Duet and Grandiflorum look spectacular!
Hi Denise, you have got a wonderful collection of Pelargoniums. It is nice to be passionate about certain plants, to collect and hunt for unusual species. Do you over winter them in your cellar or do you keep them in a greenhouse? they look so neat lined up along the wall.
I was always a bit confused which is which, thanks for the enlightenment! Have a nice weekend
this is so lovely, thank you so much for putting the pictures on display – I think you did some last year as well and it’s such a treat!
Pelargoniums have faces, like pansies or orchids. Geraniums are like daisies, the same all round!
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