"John Vanini" wrote in message
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I live in Sussex, close to the coast, and the house has a south facing
wall,
painted white. A couple of years ago I bought six large bright, deep red
geraniums (or pelargoniums) which I planted into two large white flower
pots
and stood these against the wall. On a sunny day the effect was beautiful.
Since then, I haven't been able to find any geraniums as good as those
were
and I never made a note of the variety nor did I take any cuttings.

I'd like to grow my own from seed if, that is, I can find seeds that will
give me those deep bright red flowers. Can anyone advise me which might be
the best variety to look for and, if possible, where I might buy the seeds
from? The images on the Internet and those on the seed packets don't
always give a true idea of the colour.

I learned years ago to seek out and BUY the already started plants when I
wanted a certain color. The catalogs don't always show the true color of
what grows from the seed they sell. It's hard to reproduce the true colors
of some flowers on paper.

I also learned to take cutting of those special plants. ;^) I have a few
of them with me for years now.


Thanks in anticipation.

Regards,

John