Category Archives for Pelargoniums
Diseases and Disorders of Pelargoniums
Pelargonium Rust. This is a comparatively new disease affecting geraniums (but not Geranium species) which has become known in this country during the past 8 years or so. There is no complete cure yet. The most important thing is to … Continue reading
Pests that affect Geraniums
Greenfly (aphid) is the most common pest, but fortunately the easiest to eradicate. Keep an eye open for it early in the year (February). Crimped crinkled leaves are one sign and on the underside of the leaves the aphids will … Continue reading
Growing Pelargoniums from Seed
Until the 1960’s pelargoniums were only raised from seed to produce new cultivars. Any seeds sold were labelled “mixed varieties”. Due to the complex parentage of pelargoniums, the number of new cultivars produced from a cross is a very small … Continue reading
Winter Flowering Geraniums
Only geraniums will bloom consistently through the winter but they must be grown specially to do this. It is of course necessary to have a heated house with a minimum temperature about 45°F (7°C.) for this to be a success. … Continue reading
Standard pelargoniums
Geraniums and regals will both make very good standards but it lakes two years to accomplish this. Cuttings are taken in the normal way and potted on into 3-inch pots; the growing tip is not removed. Plants to be grown … Continue reading
Regal pelargoniums
The modern regal pelargoniums are bred for their bushy habit, ability to flower all spring and summer as well as their outstanding range of colour and quality of bloom. This has increased their popularity as it is now worth while … Continue reading
Pelargonium Cultivars
CULTIVARS WHICH MAKE GOOD SPECIMEN PLANTS Always. Creamy white, flushed pink in centre. Baronne A. de Rothschild. Pale, phlox pink, large flower. Blossom Time. Large coral salmon blooms. Bravo. Large orange blooms, white eye. Burgenland Girl. Red-pink blooms on a … Continue reading
Growing Scented Leaf Geraniums
Strictly speaking these should be called scented leaf pelargoniums because they are more closely related to the regal pelargonium than the geranium having regal type flowers, but common usage decrees that they are scented leaf geraniums. They are fascinating to … Continue reading
Growing Miniature Geraniums
Plants in this section of geraniums are less than eight inches tall with small leaves, single and double flowers in every geranium colour and have green, black, silver or tricolor leaves. They have tremendous flowering potential quite unexpected for their … Continue reading
Ivy leaf geraniums
These are the trailing geraniums used so much in hanging baskets and window boxes. They have leaves which look like and in some cases smell exactly like Hedera helix. They are rather brittle stemmed but the modern short jointed types … Continue reading