Geranium Blog

Lemon Scented Geranium Roundup

The lemon scented geraniums generally have nice white flowers with some purple veining. Often the three lower petals are long and narrow, giving the flowers a primitive wildflower look. Spring Park Lemon puts on a showy and long-lasting display.

The leaves of the crispums are all small. This is a common trait of desert plants. All varieties of Pelargonium crispum that I have grown are tolerant of the heat although they appreciate some shade during the midsummer. Certainly they are worthwhile for gardeners in the desert Southwest.

Fingerbowl Lemon Only Looks Dainty

Fingerbowl Lemon has smaller leaves than P. crispum. It has a tall upright habit and it grows like a rocket.

Not So Minor

P. crispum 'Minor' is a lemon scented geranium. It has very tiny crispum-style leaves and an upright growth habit. In theory, Fingerbowl Lemon is the same as Crispum Minor, but my two plants don't look exactly the same so I am continuing to call them as labeled by their original growers.

Mother's Day Flowers

Happy Mother's Day!

New Scented Geraniums - Part 1 of 3

Pelargonium 'Finger Bowl Lemon', P. crispum (lemon scented), P.'Cinnamon' (L to R)

I ordered some new plants from Mountain Valley Growers. I was very pleased with what I received. The plants were in 2 1/2" pots but nice and big. The plants were all labeled with stickers on the pots.

So what did I get? Nine scented geraniums! Here is another view of the geraniums above:

Pelargonium 'Finger Bowl Lemon', P. crispum (lemon scented), P.'Cinnamon' (L to R)

P. 'Finger Bowl Lemon' - Upright plant with very tiny serrated and ruffled leaves. Strong lemon scent.

P. crispum - Upright plant with small serrated and ruffled leaves. Lemon scent.

P. 'Cinnamon' - Upright plant with small wavy serrated leaves. Cinnamon scent.