Geranium Blog

A Slice of Apple Geranium

Apple Geranium is now covered with tiny white flowers and a tangle of seedheads. This morning I began collecting the little cranesbills to dry for seed. I just cut off the ones that are starting to dry and put them in a pie pan. The seeds of P. odoratissimum have a little fluffy springtail and will fly away in any wind, so it's best to get them off the plant before they "spring".

I also collected some seeds from P. x fragrans 'Nutmeg' and P. x fragrans 'Snowy Nutmeg'.

Old Fashioned Rose Geranium

This is for Cam and all the other small flower fans. Old Fashioned Rose blooms with lovely little lavendar bouquets. I've been frustrated for a while that my old digital camera couldn't handle the fine details of the beautiful but tiny flowers of some scented geraniums. Recently we got a new camera - an HP Photosmart M425 - and I'm making up for lost time!

Snowy Nutmeg Geranium

Pelargonium x fragrans 'Snowy Nutmeg'

Snowy Nutmeg is just like regular Nutmeg Geranium, but with splashes of white variegation. Nice strong nutmeggy smell, too.

Seed Report

Pelargonium x fragrans (Nutmeg) with flowers and seedheads

As you can see, Nutmeg Geranium is covered with flowers and seed heads. The same goes for P. odoratissimum (Apple). P. grossularioides (Coconut) - always a vigorous seed producer - is just getting started.

There are two small-scale seed producers so far this year: P. 'Strawberry' has three cranesbills forming. Also, P. x fragrans 'Snowy Nutmeg' has produced a few seedheads. Will the seedlings be variegated like the parent?

And then, a zonal geranium called 'Patriot Salmon Chic' has nine seedheads so far, but who knows if they will reproduce true. And besides that, the tag says "Do not propagate".