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Why when taking a few cuttings are they placed at the side of the clay pots
as opposed to the middle of the pot? Is there such thing as a annual geranium, or all they all perennial? Thanks |
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says... Why when taking a few cuttings are they placed at the side of the clay pots as opposed to the middle of the pot? Is there such thing as a annual geranium, or all they all perennial? Thanks The drainage and air supply are better at the pots edge. There are indeed annual Geraniums and annual pelargoniums -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... Why when taking a few cuttings are they placed at the side of the clay pots as opposed to the middle of the pot? Is there such thing as a annual geranium, or all they all perennial? Thanks The drainage and air supply are better at the pots edge. There are indeed annual Geraniums and annual pelargoniums -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Thanks for that. I asked a lady at our local garden centre and she stated there are only perennial geraniums and there is no such thing is an annual geranium. |
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In message , Charlie
Pridham writes In article , says... "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... Why when taking a few cuttings are they placed at the side of the clay pots as opposed to the middle of the pot? Is there such thing as a annual geranium, or all they all perennial? Thanks The drainage and air supply are better at the pots edge. There are indeed annual Geraniums and annual pelargoniums -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Thanks for that. I asked a lady at our local garden centre and she stated there are only perennial geraniums and there is no such thing is an annual geranium. There are lots of annuals including a large number that are uk native plants Geranium rotundifolium, Geranium columbinum, Geranium dissctum, G. molle, G. lucidium, Herb Robert is a well know plant G. robertianum, Geranium purpureum, and I have probably missed a few! Ones that are worth having in the garden are Granium bohemicum as much for its black seeds as the cobalt blue flowers, the white forms of herb robert and I am very fond of Geranium rotundifolium not for the flowers but when the plant has flowered the whole thing goes fiery red. If we are charitable the lady meant pelargoniums, and as far as I know there are no annual pelargoniums (as opposed to pelargoniums treated horticulturally as half-hardy annuals, such as the seed-raised bedding geraniums). -- alias Ernest Major |
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On 3 June, 11:27, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote: In message , Charlie Pridham writes In article , says... "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message . NET... In article , says... Why when taking a few cuttings are they placed at the side of the clay pots as opposed to the middle of the pot? Is there such thing as a annual geranium, or all they all perennial? Thanks The drainage and air supply are better at the pots edge. There are indeed annual Geraniums and annual pelargoniums -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Thanks for that. I asked a lady at our local garden centre and she stated there are only perennial geraniums and there is no such thing is an annual geranium. There are lots of annuals including a large number that are uk native plants Geranium rotundifolium, Geranium columbinum, Geranium dissctum, G. molle, G. lucidium, Herb Robert is a well know plant G. robertianum, Geranium purpureum, and I have probably missed a few! Ones that are worth having in the garden are Granium bohemicum as much for its black seeds as the cobalt blue flowers, the white forms of herb robert and I am very fond of Geranium rotundifolium not for the flowers but when the plant has flowered the whole thing goes fiery red. If we are charitable the lady meant pelargoniums, and as far as I know there are no annual pelargoniums (as opposed to pelargoniums treated horticulturally as half-hardy annuals, such as the seed-raised bedding geraniums). -- alias Ernest Major My Garden is awash with cranesbill geraniums....Very pretty but they do have a habit of seeding themselves willy nilly all over the place |
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Charlie Pridham wrote:
In article , says... Why when taking a few cuttings are they placed at the side of the clay pots as opposed to the middle of the pot? Is there such thing as a annual geranium, or all they all perennial? Thanks The drainage and air supply are better at the pots edge. I wonder if this is an old gardening chestnut. If the drainage of a clay pot is better at the edge, I would expect it to dry out more readily there too. Conversely, a plastic pot is less likely to dry out at the edge than anywhere else in the pot, thus preserving any water in the cutting medium for a longer time. I'm not sure if the OP is referring to geranium or any cuttings. Geranium cuttings are pretty drought resistant, and would theoretically do better in a drier cuttings medium. On the other hand, drought sensitive plants such as fuschias might not like this "dry" treatment. It shouldn't be too difficult to set up an experiment to check this, using geranium and fuschia cuttings in the same clay or plastic pots to see which pot material is better (if there is any difference, that is). -- Jeff |
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In message , Jeff Layman
writes Charlie Pridham wrote: The drainage and air supply are better at the pots edge. That was the reason given on Gardeners World this week. I wonder if this is an old gardening chestnut. If the drainage of a clay pot is better at the edge, I would expect it to dry out more readily there too. Conversely, a plastic pot is less likely to dry out at the edge than anywhere else in the pot, thus preserving any water in the cutting medium for a longer time. I'm not sure if the OP is referring to geranium or any cuttings. Geranium cuttings are pretty drought resistant, and would theoretically do better in a drier cuttings medium. On the other hand, drought sensitive plants such as fuschias might not like this "dry" treatment. I place cuttings near the edge of the pot in the hope that their roots will develop nicely without becoming intertwined. Seems like a good enough reason to me. -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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"Samantha Booth" wrote in message ... Why when taking a few cuttings are they placed at the side of the clay pots as opposed to the middle of the pot? Is there such thing as a annual geranium, or all they all perennial? Thanks Thank you all, you are a great help. |
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