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Climbing geranium

Colo_hColo_h Posts: 16
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Hi,

A couple of years ago I found a beautiful climbing geranium in a garden centre.

It looks amazing, about 2 ft high but since then I can not find one. I have asked at a few garden centres and they have never heard of it.

It was definitely climbing and not trailing.

Does anyone know about these and where I could get one?

Thanks 

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Do you mean Geranium, or Pelargonium, there is often some confusion?
    If you mean Geranium, there are several that can reach 2 foot.
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Do you mean something like these, i.e. pelargoniums (common name geranium) rather than hardy geraniums (latin name geranium) https://www.jparkers.co.uk/6-geranium-antik-red-1009028 . It's late to be buying online now (things don't travel well in full growth and pelargoniums have quite brittle stems) but you might be able to find them next spring.
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  • Colo_hColo_h Posts: 16
    JennyJ said:
    Do you mean something like these, i.e. pelargoniums (common name geranium) rather than hardy geraniums (latin name geranium) https://www.jparkers.co.uk/6-geranium-antik-red-1009028 . It's late to be buying online now (things don't travel well in full growth and pelargoniums have quite brittle stems) but you might be able to find them next spring.
    Thank you, yes that's the one. I purchased one in July so perhaps it was adhoc.

    Shame I missed out this year.
    I was surprised the garden centres had never heard of it.

    Is there anything similar I could get?


  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    It’s not really a climbing pelargonium, it’s just a tall one. I’ve overwintered mine from last year, but you can usually find them in Cramden Nursery (in Northampton), if you live nearby. Alternatively, the trailing pelargoniums can be trained upwards on a support, but you need a vigorous variety to make an impact, such a Choun Cho. How about bougainvillea?
  • Colo_hColo_h Posts: 16
    pitter-patter said:
    It’s not really a climbing pelargonium, it’s just a tall one. I’ve overwintered mine from last year, but you can usually find them in Cramden Nursery (in Northampton), if you live nearby. Alternatively, the trailing pelargoniums can be trained upwards on a support, but you need a vigorous variety to make an impact, such a Choun Cho. How about bougainvillea?
    Thank you.

    I live I'm Hertfordshire but the Cramden look like they do it my mail too.

    I am currently looking at a bougainvillea, a Lorraine variety. But googling says they  get damaged below 10c.

    Is that the case? They are very pretty.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Yes, Bougainvillea would need a heated g/h, or inside the house over winter.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
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