Geraniums

A well-known gardener in Vermont was asked, “How do you grow your geraniums?” and the answer came back promptly, “Every way.” This explains the versatility and adaptability of this old

A fascinating group of plants is the so-called cactus geraniums. It has been my hobby for many years to collect these peculiar-looking plants. Pelargonium Echinatum Perhaps the best known in

There’s a standard set of sensible reasons why people grow the charming dwarf geraniums because small windows will hold a larger collection of different varieties, or crowded greenhouses can make

Like plumed soldiers on parade, some garden geraniums (a form of Pelargonium hortorum) hold their heads erect, while others, with long-stemmed flowers, appear to nod in greeting. Whether bedded out

The Pelargonium x domesticum (pel-ar GO-nee-um) x (do-MES-tik-um) is a favorite garden plant of the genus Pelargonium. The genus has about 280 different species, and is a part of the

What do you think when geraniums are mentioned? In frostless or near frostless regions, Florists and gardeners probably visualize the showy pelargonium or one of its ilk. But speak of

Indoors or out, you’ll be swept away by the charm of geraniums—their happy display is insuppressible for geraniums flaunt all the warm, cheerful spectrum colors, sharpened with an immaculate dash

Lady or Martha Washington Geraniums might well be called the azalea-flowered geraniums because they rival azaleas in color, flower form, and brilliance.  Some varieties of these showy geraniums (classified as Pelargonium domesticum) surpass