Yes the geranium definitely has five petals - I counted them this morning, although some of the petals have either been damaged or eaten. Endressii and oxonianum - which is it to be or are they both very similar in form? How do you remember all these names - I have trouble remembering what I ate last night never mind remembering latin plant names.
Ha, ha, nut, but thanks for the name, it is a dear little plant with pretty leaves and flower colour, so delicate but eye catching too. How hardy are they, and are they easy to divide in the Autumn?
Yes, that's Geranium sanguineum. It might be a cultivar of it, (that's a just a selected variety with larger flowers or a different colour). But basically it's Geranium sanguineum which is one of the native geraniums
Thanks nut, they are such pretty little plants, and great fillers for bare patches. Although we only have the first one at present, I will be looking to add a few more varieties to our garden in the coming year.
When you look into the Geranium family GD, you will be astounded at all the different varieties - shapes, sizes, flower colour etc. that you will just lose count of them all and then choosing will be the hardest thing to do.
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I agree with you Ladybird - all the open gardens we have visited so far this year have had different varieties of these lovely geranium plants - I had never really noticed them before but now (thanks to this Forum) I am looking far closer at the unfamiliar (to me) plants. We are visiting a castle garden this w/end weather permitting - I wonder what new plants we will find there.
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Yes the geranium definitely has five petals - I counted them this morning, although some of the petals have either been damaged or eaten. Endressii and oxonianum - which is it to be or are they both very similar in form? How do you remember all these names - I have trouble remembering what I ate last night never mind remembering latin plant names.
I can't remember what I ate last night GD
probably endressii or a hybrid on the geranium is my thought.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Ha, ha, nut, but thanks for the name, it is a dear little plant with pretty leaves and flower colour, so delicate but eye catching too. How hardy are they, and are they easy to divide in the Autumn?
Yes, that's Geranium sanguineum. It might be a cultivar of it, (that's a just a selected variety with larger flowers or a different colour). But basically it's Geranium sanguineum which is one of the native geraniums
In the sticks near Peterborough
all these are hardy and divide well. any little bit with barely any root will grow.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks nut, they are such pretty little plants, and great fillers for bare patches. Although we only have the first one at present, I will be looking to add a few more varieties to our garden in the coming year.
When you look into the Geranium family GD, you will be astounded at all the different varieties - shapes, sizes, flower colour etc. that you will just lose count of them all and then choosing will be the hardest thing to do.
I agree with you Ladybird - all the open gardens we have visited so far this year have had different varieties of these lovely geranium plants - I had never really noticed them before but now (thanks to this Forum) I am looking far closer at the unfamiliar (to me) plants. We are visiting a castle garden this w/end weather permitting - I wonder what new plants we will find there.