K wrote:
"Cat(h)" writes
Sacha wrote:
On 16/8/06 17:57, in article
, "Cat(h)"
wrote:
Earlier this spring, I bought two cranesbill geraniums - not sure what
kind - which was supposed to flower blue. The foliage is very
delicate, a shade of grey-green, and it has grown most wonderfully,
among purple verbena, West of Ireland Irish fuschias and self seeded
nasturtium. But it hasn't even produced one flower.
What could be the problem?
Have you watered too much, perhaps? Our Geranium 'Jolly Bee' is doing
wonderfully on quite sharp draining banks which rarely, or never, get
watered. This is a marvellous plant BTW, which I strongly recommend. It
flowers freely and for a long time.
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I think I watered that bed three or four times over the entire summer -
and that was mostly at the beginning, when I had just only planted the
geraniums, to make sure they settled in. And we too have had a most
uncharacteristic drought.
Would a few good soakings be too much?
I wouldn't have thought so. I may be wrong, but I get the impression
that most of the geraniums which insist on sun and good drainage are
pink or white flowered.
Maybe they were just very young when you got it, and has concentrated of
foliage and getting a good root system. Worry if they don't flower next
year.
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That's the plan. I was wondering whether they were competing with just
too many other things in the bed, but the foliage is growing like mad.
To be honest, the foliage alone, delightful as it is, looks fab in
contrast to the other flowers and plants in the bed. But it would be
nice to get flowers.
We'll see how it goes next year.
Cat(h)
Kay