"...The first recorded species of Pelargonium to be cultivated was P. Triste which is native to South Africa. It was bought over by ship to Leiden Botanical Gardens before 1600 and made it's way to the UK in 1631 when an English gardener bought some seeds in Paris and introduced it to England. However the species was not recognized as any different from a Geranium and this is where the confusion was created. It was only much later in the 1700's that the two were officially classed as individuals...." https://www.allwoods.net/single-post/2017/05/31/Geranium-vs-Pelargonium---Whats-the-difference
And I suppose that year after year plants/cuttings were handed on from one gardener another labelled with what they'd always been called ... it's probably only since the advent/multiplication of garden centres and gardening magazines that proper labelling has begun to be introduced .......... and because in the past gardeners were often thought of as 'traditional' and 'not liking change' etc plant producers labelled their plants with names they thought the gardeners would recognise ........ and it goes on ... and on ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's such a common thing (common as in usual) but they are entirely different plants almost chalk and cheese so always wondered thanks for the information Dove.
That's the one. Mine is still young so just have the foliage at the mo but looking forward to flowers in years to come. It's a seedling from the garden of one of my old gardening friends so has special meaning.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Yep. Got quite a few of that sort of plant and hope they all do well when they get their new permanent homes. Best of all, the garden group goes on without me and is thriving with new members joining too.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I've never heard anyone name it at all - I got it cos the leaves were pretty and I thought it was unlikely to get too big for its position near the house.
I have seen it in flower in the squares in Prague, when visiting my brother, there are a lot of acacias there too.
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And I suppose that year after year plants/cuttings were handed on from one gardener another labelled with what they'd always been called ... it's probably only since the advent/multiplication of garden centres and gardening magazines that proper labelling has begun to be introduced .......... and because in the past gardeners were often thought of as 'traditional' and 'not liking change' etc plant producers labelled their plants with names they thought the gardeners would recognise ........ and it goes on ... and on ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.