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Some pieces given to me by a friend.
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Great color! One I have never seen.
"Wendy7" wrote in message ... Some pieces given to me by a friend. Cheers Wendy |
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"Wendy7" wrote... Some pieces given to me by a friend. Reminds me of an old Regal Pelagonium I used to have "Lord Bute" I think was it's name. Used to grow lots of Regal Pels in our little greenhouse until they got infested with a Whitefly that nothing seemed to kill, had to throw the lot on the compost heap. They can't stand water on the flowers, they turn to mush, so not much chance of growing them outside in this country. :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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Thanks Pam,
It is different & very vibrant Cheers Wendy "Basketweaver" wrote in message ... Great color! One I have never seen. "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Some pieces given to me by a friend. Cheers Wendy |
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Thanks for the tips Bob, now I shall have to research on the differance
between a Geranium & a Pelagonium? Cheers Wendy "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Wendy7" wrote... Some pieces given to me by a friend. Reminds me of an old Regal Pelagonium I used to have "Lord Bute" I think was it's name. Used to grow lots of Regal Pels in our little greenhouse until they got infested with a Whitefly that nothing seemed to kill, had to throw the lot on the compost heap. They can't stand water on the flowers, they turn to mush, so not much chance of growing them outside in this country. :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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"Wendy7" wrote ... Thanks for the tips Bob, now I shall have to research on the differance between a Geranium & a Pelagonium? All you need to know here... http://www.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=338 :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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Thanks for the info Bob.
It is going to be difficult to call my plants Pelagoniums as I have always known them to be Geraniums. I have to rename all my photos! Cheers Wendy "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Wendy7" wrote ... Thanks for the tips Bob, now I shall have to research on the differance between a Geranium & a Pelagonium? All you need to know here... http://www.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=338 :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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"Wendy7" wrote ... "Wendy7" wrote ... Thanks for the tips Bob, now I shall have to research on the differance between a Geranium & a Pelagonium? All you need to know here... http://www.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=338 Thanks for the info Bob. It is going to be difficult to call my plants Pelargonium as I have always known them to be Geraniums. I have to rename all my photos! They were known as Geraniums by Botanists but the S.African frost tender types were renamed Pelargonium in, I believe, the 1930s but in this instance the trade always resisted changing the name, strange when they were quick to change some Datura to Brugmansia quite recently. Whilst the true geraniums are small hardy perennials there are three that are quite large and spectacular and well worth growing if you can provide the required conditions. G. maderense for example is amazing in flower and has a strange way of growing with the older leaves pushed hard down to the ground to buttress the short trunk, but it isn't hardy in the UK and it's monocarpic. G. palmatum is hardy and seeds itself around my garden (in a rather civilised way). G. canariensis I haven't grown yet. -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
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.......................now I shall have to research on the differance
between a Geranium & a Pelagonium? Cheers Wendy Some ways to tell them apart - 1. Everything you call a Geranium is probably a Pelargonium :) 2. Pelargoniums are mostly tender shrubs with more or less woody stems sometimes succulent. Geraniums are herbaceous annuals and perennials. 3. Pels have irregular flowers, three smaller below and two larger above - usually - and some only have four petals, two larger and two smaller. Gers. have regular flowers, five petals -usually- Both can be doubles and have many petals. 4. Pels have a nectar tube attached to their pedicels - Not always obvious A few common examples Ivy Geraniums are P. peltatum Zonal Geraniums are P. x hortorum Lady Washington, Regal and what are here called just "Pelargoniums" are P. x domesticum -- 09=ix |
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They were known as Geraniums by Botanists but the S.African frost tender
types were renamed Pelargonium in, I believe, the 1930s but in this instance the trade always resisted changing the name, strange when they were quick to change some Datura to Brugmansia quite recently. Whilst the true geraniums are small hardy perennials there are three that are quite large and spectacular and well worth growing if you can provide the required conditions. G. maderense for example is amazing in flower and has a strange way of growing with the older leaves pushed hard down to the ground to buttress the short trunk, but it isn't hardy in the UK and it's monocarpic. G. palmatum is hardy and seeds itself around my garden (in a rather civilised way). G. canariensis I haven't grown yet. Pelargonium was published in 1789 but it had been Geranium since the 1600s and the name stuck. Another change that still hasn't been completely accepted is Hebe for Veronica. A guy I worked for in 1969 got some G. palmatum seeds from the RHS. I got some and they have followed me through six moves to different places in Monterey and San Louis Obispo counties. They are quite aggressive here and have to be pulled up before they set too much seed or they would take over the whole yard. Actually they did take over at the first place we grew them. Still their ferny leaves and magenta flowers are nice in a woodland setting and I always make sure to have some when we move. Canariensis is a lot like a perennial palmatum and they form a trunk as they grow. They aren't as aggressive here. -- Prunedale California Prunetuckey-By-The-Slough Near Monterey Bay and Elkhorn Slough |
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Thanks ever so much for all the data. You are amazing!
Cheers Wendy "Garrapata" wrote in message ... .......................now I shall have to research on the differance between a Geranium & a Pelagonium? Cheers Wendy Some ways to tell them apart - 1. Everything you call a Geranium is probably a Pelargonium :) 2. Pelargoniums are mostly tender shrubs with more or less woody stems sometimes succulent. Geraniums are herbaceous annuals and perennials. 3. Pels have irregular flowers, three smaller below and two larger above - usually - and some only have four petals, two larger and two smaller. Gers. have regular flowers, five petals -usually- Both can be doubles and have many petals. 4. Pels have a nectar tube attached to their pedicels - Not always obvious A few common examples Ivy Geraniums are P. peltatum Zonal Geraniums are P. x hortorum Lady Washington, Regal and what are here called just "Pelargoniums" are P. x domesticum -- 09=ix |
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