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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The Fabulous Lavendar Nutmeg
Pelargonium 'Nutmeg Lavender' is a scented ivy geranium.
P. 'Nutmeg Lavender' has a multitude of positive qualities: tight umbrels of double lavender blooms, a compact growth habit and self-branching ivy geranium foliage with a nice nutmeg scent. The most amazing thing is it's heat tolerance. Lavender Nutmeg has survived two Las Vegas summers on my patio in part shade and is none the worse for it.
P. 'Nutmeg Lavender'
Posted by Dawn Hill at 11:47 PM | Comments
Categories: Flowers, Foliage, Heat Tolerant, P. 'Lavender Nutmeg'
Categories: Flowers, Foliage, Heat Tolerant, P. 'Lavender Nutmeg'
Monday, March 31, 2008
Heat Tolerant Scented Geraniums For Desert Dwelling Gardeners
Pelargonium ionidiflorum (celery scented geranium) blooms almost nonstop.
Desert dwelling gardeners face a daunting array of problems. Triple digit temperatures, high winds, low humidity all create difficult challenges. Zonal geraniums have a rough time in the Las Vegas summer. What about the scenteds? Good news: Many scented geraniums live happily with our weather extremes.
I thought a list of the most heat tolerant and trouble free would be useful. Everything on this list I have grown for over a year in Southern Nevada. They perform well with only the basic care - no special treatment. (Basic care is defined as water, fertilizer, repotting as needed and half day of sun.) This list is not meant to be definitive and will most certainly grow longer in the future.
Heat Tolerant Scented Geraniums For Desert Gardeners:
- Pelargonium 'Attar of Roses' (rose)
- P. crispum (lemon)
- P. crispum 'Minor' (lemon)
- P. 'Dr. Livingstone' (lemon-rose)
- P. grossularioides (coconut)
- P. limoneum (lemon-lime)
- P. lucaeflora (rose)
- P. ionidiflorum (celery)
- P. 'Mint Scented Rose' (mint)
- P. odoratissimum (apple)
- P. 'Old Scarlet Unique' (pungent)
- P. 'Orange' (orange)
- P. 'Roller's Satinique' (pungent)
- P. 'Sandalwood' (woodsy)
- P. 'Strawberry' (strawberry)
Which worthy, hardworking young scented geraniums will make it to the Heat Tolerant List next? What pitfalls await them? Which scented geraniums have been "deselected" from the List? And why, why, why? You'll read it all here first.
Posted by Dawn Hill at 1:42 AM | Comments
Categories: Heat Tolerant, Hot Weather, P. 'Attar of Roses', P. 'Dr. Livingstone', P. 'Mint Scented Rose', P. 'Old Scarlet Unique', P. 'Orange', P. 'Roller's Satinique', P. 'Sandalwood', P. 'Strawberry', P. crispum, P. crispum 'Minor', P. grossularioides, P. ionidiflorum, P. limoneum, P. lucaeflora, P. odoratissimum
Categories: Heat Tolerant, Hot Weather, P. 'Attar of Roses', P. 'Dr. Livingstone', P. 'Mint Scented Rose', P. 'Old Scarlet Unique', P. 'Orange', P. 'Roller's Satinique', P. 'Sandalwood', P. 'Strawberry', P. crispum, P. crispum 'Minor', P. grossularioides, P. ionidiflorum, P. limoneum, P. lucaeflora, P. odoratissimum
