Geranium Blog

Mint-Scented Rose

Mint-Scented Rose is an especially pretty scented geranium. It has thick, compact growth that always looks good - a perfect container plant. The foliage closely resembles P. 'Lady Plymouth' (rose scented), but they don't smell the same! As the name suggests, Mint-Scented Rose has a light mint scent. There is also another scented geranium named P. 'Mint Rose'. It has a solid green leaf.

Heat Tolerant Scented Geraniums For Desert Dwelling Gardeners

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.

New Scented Geraniums - Part 2 of 3

Pelargonium 'Mrs. Taylor', P. capitatum, P. 'Mint-scented Rose' (L to R)

Here is another group of new geraniums:

P. 'Mrs. Taylor' - A pungent scented geranium with nice green leaves and upright growth.

P. capitatum - A rose scented geranium. Nice round leaves with red-tipped edges. Trailing growth habit. This plant was blooming - deep lavender single flowers - when it arrived! Also called True Capitatum.

P. 'Mint-scented Rose' - This charming geranium is wildly splashed with cream variegation. Upright growth habit.

Pelargonium 'Mrs. Taylor', P. capitatum, P. 'Mint-scented Rose' (L to R)