The Geranium

Geraniums are an old time favorite flower for the garden. They come in a myriad of colors and are quite versatile. They can be used as plantings in the garden, in window boxes, in pots and hanging baskets. They can even be grown indoors in a sunny location!

When we think of this plant, we most likely picture a tallish plant with clumps of red flowers sticking up from a pot, but there are many varieties to please any gardener.

The wild geranium, commonly found growing wild, is thin leafed plant with light purple flowers and perfect for a cottage style garden. The ivy geranium is perfect for hanging baskets and window boxes with it’s sprinkling of flowers and vine like growth that can hang up to 3 feet! For something really different, you can plant scented geraniums.

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Learn about the different varieties of Geranium available in many stunning colors.

Plant Bytes

Geranium multisectum is a lovely, soft herbaceous perennial. This plant can have pest problems like the plant bug which makes sunken, rounded, brown, spots on the leaves. Geranium plants tend to break and wilt in windy locations so care for them properly and plant them in a protected area.

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Geraniums are loved for their colorful blossoms and aromatic oil as well as medicinal properties. This plant commonly found at your local greenhouse is actually a native wildflower of this region. The wild geranium is also called the Carolina geranium and is a semi-erect winter annual which is found throughout the United States and Canada. Cut-leaved geranium is an early spring flowering perennial. Geranium hanging baskets look great on any porch.

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