Forum home Talkback
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Friend or Foe Part 2

2»

Posts

  • CaralCaral Posts: 301

    I have one of those, mine is labelled geranium phaeum. 

     

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

    My Geranium phaeum has dark markinngs on the leaves like this

     

    image

     

    and they are not as divided as the ones in the question 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • CaralCaral Posts: 301

    They're usual markings, how lovely!  

    Mine looked just like Forester 2 about a month or so ago, with the light blue flowers, but has grown up in to this. The flowers have turned inside out and changed colour to dark purple. So definitely dusky cranesbill rather than wood cranesbill. 

     

    image

     

     

     

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    That G.phaeum with the dark markings is  'Samobor'. The markings persist through its seedlings but weaken through the generations.

    The more I look at the original pic the more it looks like Malva moschata or similar malva. You'll find out soon enough when it flowers. 



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Thanks all,I'll wait till it flowers.

Sign In or Register to comment.