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I took this shot in my own garden a sack hanging behind the flowers. Paree Gold Texture was added in post processing.
Another of Mom's geraniums on the farmhouse porch. The hard freeze that morning finished off any flowers that were still persevering outside. Only the one's inside remain like this one.
It is found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region. The long, palmately cleft leaves are broadly circular in form. The flowers have 5 petals and are coloured white, pink, purple or blue, often with distinctive veining. Geraniums will grow in any soil as long as it is not waterlogged. Propagation is by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, by seed, or by division in autumn or spring.
Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennial, succulent, and shrub plants, commonly known as geraniums. Confusingly, Geranium is the correct botanical name of the separate genus which contains the related Cranesbills. Both genera are in the Family Geraniaceae
Pelargonium peltatum
Common names: ivy-leaved pelargonium , ivy-leaved geranium , cascading geranium
Family : Geraniaceae
The sour-tasting sap of the ivy-leaved pelargonium is used traditionally to treat sore throats.The buds and young leaves can be eaten and are thirst quenching. The leaves can be pounded and used as an antiseptic for scratches, wounds, grazes and minor burns. The petals are astringent, and can be used to make a wash for greasy skin. The petals can also be used to make a beautiful, long-lasting, grey-blue dye that can be used for painting or to dye wool or cloth.
Geranium guatemalense, adjacent to Hwy. 9N between Agua Alegra and Llano San Miguel, near small community of Xixim, Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Depto. Huehuetenango, Guatemala, 6 Aug 2017.