Geraniums

Geraniums
Geraniums are one of the most reliable plants in the home garden. They can be obtained in flower in late spring and will add color to the garden until frost. The new cultivars offeralmost shatter-proof flowers that withstand wind and rain. Geraniums can be obtained as seedlings or established plants.
Geraniums will grow in almost any type of soil if well-aerated and porous.Pest problems are minimal with geraniums. Bacterial blight can be a serious problem on geraniums--usually evidence when the plant or single leaves wilt for no apparent reason.
There are many typesof geraniums. Red cutting type geraniums that perform well include Kim, Mars, Tango, Yours Truly and Sincerity. Pink and other varieties include: Cherry Blossom, Helena, Katie, Pink Expectations,Pink Satisfaction and Rio.
Some of the more commonly grown species include:
Geranium cinereum
Geranium clarkei (Clark's geranium)
Geranium dalmaticum
Geranium endressii
Geranium fremontii(Fremont's geranium)
Geranium himalayense often sold under Geranium grandiflorum
Geranium ibericum (Caucasus geranium),
Geranium macrorrhizum (Bigroot cranesbill or Bigroot geranium)
Geraniummaculatum (Wild geranium)
Geranium x magnificum (Showy geranium)
Geranium phaeum
Geranium platypetalum (Broad-petaled geranium)
Geranium pratense (Meadow cranesbill)
Geranium psilostemon
Geraniumsanguineum (Bloody cranesbill)
Geranium sylvaticum
-Properties. The herb an apple-like aroma and the therapeutic properties are astringent, tonic, antiseptic, stems the flow of blood, enhanceshealing and insecticide. The flowers have 5 petals and are coloured white, pink, purple or blue, often with distinctive veining.
It is found throughout the temperate regions of the world and themountains of the tropics, but mostly in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region .

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