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Pyrenäen-Storchschnabel (Geranium pyrenaicum) am Kraichbachdamm im Landschaftsschutzgebiet „Hockenheimer Rheinbogen“
found this seedling in my garden , it has a pale edge , white centre and light red veins. Maybe this is because of the dry weather , but I think all flowers are like that.
Géranium sauvage présent partout.
On pourrait dire de lui que c'est le petit, petit, petit frère sauvage du spectaculaire Géranium Madérensis.
Comme "mauvaise herbe", on peut la laisser pousser sans crainte jusqu'à la floraison, en raison de la facilité d'arrachage.
Geranium is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills. 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. These attractive flowers 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.
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Pelargoniums, commonly known as Geraniums, are a large, diverse group of mostly evergreen and tender plants used as bedding or houseplants. Although pelargoniums are often called geraniums, this is not correct, as the true geraniums are hardy herbaceous plants.
Pelargonium groups Most pelargonium cultivars are divided to six groups:-
Regal: Bushy evergreen perennials and shrubs with rounded leaves sometimes lobed or partially toothed, producing single rarely double flowers in shades of mauve, pink, purple or white grown for outdoor or indoor display
Angel: Similar to regals, but more compact and bushy. Mostly derived from P. crispum
Ivy-leaved: Trailing evergreen perennials with stiff fleshy leaves and single or double flowers used for hanging baskets or containers
Zonal: These are mainly derived from P. inquinans and P. zonale. Upright, bushy, succulent-stemmed perennials grown for their single or double flowers. Some have attractive foliage. This type is most commonly used for bedding displays
Scented-leaved: Shrubby evergreen perennials and shrubs, which are mainly cultivated for their scented and often distinctly lobed, toothed or incised or variegated leaves
Unique: Shrubby evergreen perennials that do not fall into the above categories
Pelargoniums can be grown in borders or containers. In borders or beds, plant in fertile, neutral to alkaline soil. Most prefer full sun. Regal cultivars prefer partial shade and zonal cultivars will tolerate some shade.
For indoor or outdoor container cultivation use well drained soil-less multipurpose compost or soil-based compost such as John Innes No 2.
If growing indoors or under glass grow in full light shaded from scorching midday sun.
Water moderately during the growing season from spring to summer, avoid the compost becoming too wet and provide good ventilation. Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser according to the application instructions on the packet, every 10-14 days in spring. Once flowers start to form, switch to a high potassium fertiliser such as tomato feed. Water only sparingly in winter. Many will continue flowering if kept at 7-10°C (45-50°F).
Many pelargoniums are naturally bushy. They can be pinched back in spring or early summer to encourage further branching. Tall, vigorously growing cultivars can be trained on canes to form a pillar. Young plants of trailing ivy-leaved cultivars are best pruned back to promote branching.
Deadhead plants regularly to promote flowering.
If kept actively growing all year round, the majority of pelargoniums can be renovated by hard pruning in spring. Those that are overwintered in containers in a greenhouse (method 2) have already been cut back in autumn and should not need further pruning.
Information from The Royal Horticultural Society.
Geranium viscosissimum flowering on Blue Mountain (Missoula, MT) in burn area along gravel road (east facing).
This is similar to c849 but with a darker pink flower
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This is an evergreen ,extremely hardy ,fast spreading geranium which thrives in full sun or shade. Cut back hard after flowering and it usually reflowers a few weeks later. I trim it hard in early september and it will form a dense evergreen clump all winter and flower in late April or early May the following year
a seedling (2010) from Geert Lambrecht , with cerise pink flowers (parentage probably collinum with pratense stewartianum)
Pelargonium × hortorum, is a nothospecies of Pelargonium most commonly used as an ornamental plant. It is a hybrid between Pelargonium zonale and Pelargonium inquinans.
called after my grandfather . Thanks to Erwin Platteau , who gave me this plant (back) , because it was probably one of the seedlings I gave him 10 years ago. A whole story , but it is a wonderfull plant , rambling 2 metres in other plants and shrubs. A very special colour with the darker eye and the veins.