| > | | | | boxes and hanging baskets. Although flower petals |
| The geranium that brightens your landscape with its | | | | are narrower and the blossoms less dense than other |
| brightly colored flowers may be one of two different | | | | cultivars, the ivy leaved geranium is an attractive |
| species. If you successfully over-wintered your | | | | vining plant that can grow up to three feet long. |
| geranium, chances are it is an herbaceous perennial | | | | - Scented geraniums are used for making tea, |
| from the genus Geranium. However, most often the | | | | potpourris and sachets. They are deceptively sweet |
| geraniums that delight us with their profuse blooms | | | | and carry the fragrances of lemon, apple, rose, |
| are from the genus Pelargonium. | | | | nutmeg, and peppermint. Although the flowers are |
| The geranium, which originated in South Africa, made | | | | small and some might say insignificant, the scented |
| its entrance to the European continent in the | | | | geranium is a wonderful way to add fragrance to |
| 1600’s and has been propagated and | | | | your patio, porchÂ… or kitchen! |
| hybridized ever since. Today the geranium is still | | | | - The mosquito geranium is also a scented geranium. |
| among the most popular of the flowering plants. The | | | | Even if you haven’t grown it, chances are you |
| geranium is a very adaptable flower that is suitable | | | | have smelled its insect repelling scent. The mosquito |
| for beds and borders as well as hanging baskets and | | | | geranium was hybrid especially for production of oil |
| containers inside or outdoors! | | | | of citronella and frequently is sold at nurseries as the |
| Because there are so many types of geranium, | | | | mosquito plant. |
| it’s difficult to choose which is the most | | | | Geranium flowers come in white and all shades of |
| popular type to add to your landscape. | | | | pink and red. Many hybrids have bi-colored flowers |
| - The common or zonal geranium is typically sold as a | | | | and some hybrids bear salmon colored flowers. Easy |
| bedding plant. They are a compact plant, some | | | | care, in addition to being a favorite addition to your |
| having very decorative, distinctly marked two and | | | | garden, geraniums also make an inexpensive and |
| three colored leaves. | | | | lovely gift for Easter, Mother’s Day and other |
| - Ivy leaved geraniums are perfect for window | | | | special spring occasions. |