In my garden

Geranium

From my garden, spring 2007

Geranium and Sweet Potato Vine in one of my planters.

unedited Test Shot

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One of the geraniums growing in my garden.

Number 77 for 100 Flowers 2017.

This is such a useful little plant which spreads well and need no special attention.

Geranium, my garden, with insect

In the garden.

Johnson Blue

Pelargonium species are evergreen perennials indigenous to Southern Africa, and are drought and heat tolerant, but can tolerate only minor frosts. They are commonly known as geraniums.

An ordinary bedding plant geranium.

Garden geranium.

Taken with Nikon D70s

From a container on the front porch. There's a very tiny insect on an upper right petal - not sure how well it shows here.

Cranesbill Geranium (Geranium sanguineum), comes in colors ranging from pinks, blues and vivid purples to subdued whites. Species in the Geranium genus have a distinctive mechanism for seed dispersal. This consists of a beak-like column which springs open when ripe and casts the seeds some distance. The common name ‘cranesbill’ comes from the shape of the unsprung column, which in some species is long and looks like the bill of a crane.

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in my garden

I am not too sure of the ID of this but just liked its colour and delicate detail.

Friend's garden, Seattle WA

On our deck

Geranium x magnificum, growing wild.

And a bug (see original size)

geraniums potted in an old canner. Sitting on a vintage wash tub/wringer stand.

From Waterton National Park. Spent the past five days at the 9th Annual Waterton Wildflower Festival. Wow. There are so many hundreds of varieties of wildflowers in this very special place and this Geranium variety is just starting to bloom so thought I would share.

The spectacular setting of Waterton Lakes National Park is home to more than 50 per cent of Alberta's wildflowers... more than any other Rocky Mountain national park. Over 50 of Canada's rare flowers grow in Waterton, 30 of which are found only in this park.

From beargrass to orchids, nature is on display in a panorama of blossoms among prairies and peaks. This amazing diversity of wildflowers will be celebrated in the annual Waterton Wildflower Festival (Wilfdlower Site)