The best varieties of hybrid geranium

Botanical description and history of origin

Hybrid geranium is a frost-resistant perennial plant presented in the form of a small shrub. Hybrid geranium is native to South Africa, its comfortable existence on this continent is explained by the presence of different types of climate here: Mediterranean, tropical, subtropical, temperate.

reference... Thanks to seafarers who were interested in culture, trade and plants, in the 17th century, geranium came to Europe, and then to Russia.

Appearance

Hybrid geranium stands out in that can have completely different colorsranging from white to maroon. In this case, the tones are usually muted.

The most common geranium colors are pink, purple and blue. Lilac and cornflower blue shades are also often found.

Leaves can be round, finger-dissected and pinnate in shape.... Depending on the variety of hybrid geranium, it can reach a height of 20 to 60 centimeters.

Popular varieties

At this stage of time, there are a huge number of varieties of hybrid geraniums, but the most popular of them are the following:

1. Garden geranium "Patracia"... Patricia is a rather unpretentious plant, reaching sizes from 80 to 90 cm.

   It blooms in the second half of June. Geranium resembles a hemisphere in its shape, does not develop.

   Inflorescences are small. The plant is pruned after flowering, pruning encourages leaf growth and flowering.

2. Geranium Blue Blood - perennial frost-resistant plant. Discreet flowers are usually pale pink. But also plants with a blue and purple tint are often found.

   The leaves are round or pinnate. Sizes and blooms depend on the variety.

   It usually blooms for a very long time, starting in May and ending in September. It grows very quickly, reaching a height of 50-60 cm.

Where and how to plant it: rules, tips, instructions

When growing geraniums, you need to prepare a place for planting in advance. The soil area should be well lit, preferably partial shade. If the planting is carried out in such a way that the flower is under open sunlight, then it is necessary to use a film for shelter, otherwise burn the leaves. In winter, the temperature should not drop below -10 C.

Important... The soil should be moderately - fertile, take care of reliable drainage, for the outflow of water.

Fertilizer should be applied in moderation and watering is recommended as often as possible. Do not overdry the soil, but do not overfill either. Everything should be in moderation.

Before planting the plant in the soil, you need to prepare small pits, on the bottom of which it is recommended to place a mixture of peat and sand soil in a ratio of 1: 1: 1.

Further, the plant is placed in a hole and buried in, the soil should be discarded. The first few days after planting the plant, you need to water it more often..

How to take care of it properly?

Hybrid geraniums are very rarely affected by diseases and pests.But if diseases arise, then they are mostly quite serious, for example, blackening of the stem, the only way to get rid of which is to throw the plant away.

In addition, aphids can cause significant damage to the plant. Chemicals and folk remedies, such as laundry soap, tobacco dust, chamomile tincture, will help here.

Occasionally the plant has a problem such as yellowing of the leaves, this can be caused by several reasons:

• Lack or too much fluid. Water deficiency, like its excess, leads to the death of the plant, so everything should be done in moderation. Watering too generously can cause yellowness and leaves to flake and fall off.
• Lack of space. The pot in which the flower is located has become small, and the plant cannot continue to grow, flowers and leaves suffer from this.
• Lack of lighting. Geranium is a light-loving and heat-loving plant. Provide a constant ambient temperature, then the flower will feel much better.
• This plant does not like changes, and it can wither if transplanted to a new place. It is necessary to transplant geraniums only in extreme cases, because this procedure has a bad effect on its condition. The best time for transplanting is spring, as the plant has not come out of hibernation. It is best to transplant in a medium-sized container so that the plant takes root.
• A large pot can interfere with flowering. The fact is that geranium begins to bloom only when its roots occupy the entire space of the pot.
• Untimely feeding of the plant. It needs potassium and nitrogen nutrition. The lack of elements leads to imbalance and death of the plant.

Pruning on time will give strength for the development of buds and help the plant to form.

Attention... If the yellowing of the leaves is caused by a problem such as "rust", then in this case, the leaves are treated with a burgundy liquid.

Reproduction

You can propagate geraniums yourself using methods such as cuttings, planting seeds, dividing the bush.

1. The most difficult and time-consuming geranium propagation is seed... With this method of reproduction, geranium loses varietal characteristics, so it is often used by breeders.

   When choosing this propagation method, sow only fresh seeds, since they lose germination during long-term storage. Collecting geranium seeds is a big problem, as they ripen quickly and scatter throughout the area, and unripe seeds do not germinate well.

   If you want to collect seeds, prepare small scraps of cloth and wrap the inflorescence. Thanks to this, the seeds will be safe and sound in our bag.

   You can sow seeds in the ground in August or November. Purchased geranium seeds are planted in April.

   For best results, it is advisable to initially sow the seeds in a pot or container. The soil in these containers must be fertile. Cover the container or pot with glass or plastic. Follow-up care consists of watering and ventilating. If three leaves appear, then the plant needs to be transplanted into a separate pot. When planting seeds in a pot in April, they can only be planted in open soil next spring.

2. Plant propagation, through division of rhizome - this is the simplest and most frequently used method, it makes it possible not only to give life to a new plant, but also to renew the old one.

   The division of the rhizome is carried out in early spring or late summer. Initially, carefully dig up the plant, while focusing on the growth buds. In a normal state, they are dense, without rot and drying out. Remove unnecessary soil by shaking.

3. Cuttings - another way of breeding geraniums. To grow a plant using this method, you need to take several young shoots with leaves from a mature plant. Place the cuttings in a glass of water and leave in a warm place.

   The cuttings will develop roots within three weeks.Plant them in separate pots or outdoors. You don't have to wait for the roots to sprout in a glass, but to make it easier by treating the roots with a special solution for their growth and planting them in the ground.

In conclusion, it is worth noting that gardeners are more attentive to plants and take care of them correctly. Then they will delight with their beauty.

The extensive genus of geraniums includes more than four hundred species that naturally grow in many regions of Europe, Asia and America. The species and varieties of perennial garden geraniums, as in the photo, amaze with a variety of sizes, shapes and colors of foliage, but their flowering, in comparison with indoor varieties, cannot be called lush. The inflorescences consist, at best, of a pair of corollas, and their range is much more modest.

But this does not prevent flower growers from giving their whole souls to garden geraniums. What is the beauty of these plants, and what types of geraniums are most interesting for owners of gardens and personal plots?

Among the decorative cultures, geraniums are famous for their stability and unpretentiousness. If you correctly treat the selection of varieties and types of geraniums, then openwork unpretentious bushes remain attractive in a variety of conditions. Of the dozens of cultivated species, there will certainly be plants that thrive on a sunny lawn or under the shade of trees, by a pond, on an alpine slide or by a park path.

In addition to flowering, varieties of perennial garden geranium, as in the photo, delight with pubescent curly foliage, which in autumn days begins to shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow.

Geranium large-rhizome or Balkan (Geranium macrorrhizum)

The history of domesticating this type of garden geranium began in the 17th century. Plants naturally occurring in the mountains of Europe have found application in the design of park plantings. And today, perennial large-rhizome geranium is an unpretentious species for a garden, flower beds and borders.

The species stands out for its long, powerful superficial rhizome, which gives rise to new plants. As a result, geranium grows rapidly and forms dense clumps.

Five or seven-fingered leaves 6–10 cm in diameter are intricately serrated along the edge. They have a bright green color and noticeable pile. Flowers up to 3 cm in diameter are collected in sparse umbrella inflorescences.

The color of the corollas is predominantly reddish, crimson or purple, but there are also white-colored varieties. Blooming large-rhizome geranium begins in early summer and lasts about a month.

Geranium Himalayan (Geranium himalayense)

In nature, the plant is found in the foothills of the Himalayas. This meadow culture found application in cultivated plantings as early as the second half of the 19th century.

Himalayan geranium forms a dense herbaceous bush with a height of 30 to 60 cm. This species has large five-toed leaves with a diameter of about 10 centimeters. Petioles and leaf plates are strongly pubescent. The flowers, in comparison with other varieties of garden geraniums, are quite large. Corollas, located in pairs on the peduncles, reach a size of 4 centimeters. This feature determined the second name of the garden geranium species - large-flowered.

The color of the flowers is predominantly bluish or purple. Against this background, contrasting purple streaks are clearly visible. Flowering begins in the second half of May and lasts all summer.

Today, numerous cultivars of the Himalayan geranium have been obtained, there are also compact dwarf forms, not exceeding 30 cm in height.

The Himalayan geranium variety Plenum with delicate double flowers is especially famous. The duration and intensity of flowering can be maintained by regularly cutting off wilted inflorescences.

Blood-red geranium (Geranium sanguineum)

The geranium species familiar to the European part of the country, the Caucasus and many regions of Western Europe has been grown in gardens since the distant 16th century.

The plant owes its name to wintering five-toed leaves, which turn purple or brick-red in autumn, which gives additional attractiveness to the bright 60-centimeter bushes of this type of garden geranium.

Peduncles with red flowers are not much higher than the pubescent foliage, so it seems that the plants are strewn with flowers. Red geranium thrives in midland gardens. It blooms throughout the summer period, forms many seeds that easily self-sow. Young plants begin to bloom the next year after the emergence of seedlings and without transplanting in one place they live up to 15 years.

For the decoration of borders, the most interesting geranium is the blood-red striatum variation, which does not exceed 15 cm in height, blooms profusely and pleases with decorative foliage in autumn.

The Album variety shown in the photo of the garden geranium stands out with its large white flowers and delicate foliage, which turns bright yellow by autumn.

Geranium gorgeous (Geranium x magnificum)

The most beautiful hybrid species of garden geranium, which was the result of crossing the Georgian and flat-leafed varieties. For more than a hundred years, this perennial geranium has served as a decoration for sunny lawns, flower beds and other places.

It is simply impossible not to notice the bush, as in the photo, geraniums with a magnificent height of up to 50 cm. Already from the beginning of summer, the culture begins to bloom, and the bush is covered with purple flowers, surrounded by pubescent five-toed foliage. On autumn days, the bush does not lose its decorative appearance thanks to the same leaves that turn yellow, orange, wine-red.

The hybrid species of geranium does not produce seeds, so plants can only be propagated vegetatively.

Forest geranium (Geranium sylvaticum)

An indigenous plant of the middle zone, found in Europe and in the Asian part of Russia. Forest geranium is a rather large species that forms herbaceous bushes up to 80 cm high.

Seven-fingered densely pubescent leaves are kept on tall erect petioles. By the end of August, they wither, so it is better to plant forest geraniums surrounded by other plants. The flowers open in pairs, have a violet or lilac color, and as they bloom, the shade of the corollas changes noticeably. Flowering, in comparison with other types of garden geraniums, is short-lived and lasts only three weeks.

White-flowered forest geranium of Album variety will decorate shady corners of the garden due to its long lush flowering and the highest decorative effect.

The well-known variety of forest geranium Mayflower pleases the grower with bluish flowers with a slight lilac shade. The core of the flower is lighter than the edges of the corolla. Flowering is very long, from May to August, and abundant.

Meadow geranium (Geranium pratense)

The plant of the 16th century, which is familiar to Europe and most of the Asian part of Russia, is used in landscaping gardens and parks.

Meadow geranium is a tall species, reaching a height of 120 centimeters. Peduncles are slightly higher than the pubescent seven-fingered carved leaves. The plant's decorative effect is maintained from April, when the first foliage appears, and until August, when the bushes wither. Meadow geranium bloom lasts about a month and falls on the peak of summer.

Meadow geranium over the years of cultivation in gardens has become a truly vibrant decorative crop. For example, the pictured variety of perennial garden geranium Flore Pleno with spectacular semi-double flowers in a beautiful blue-blue tone.

In addition to varieties of meadow geranium with an even color of petals, there are plants with variegated corollas. An example is the Splish Splash cultivar with variegated blue and white petals.

Purple Haze is the name of a perennial garden geranium variety, the photo of which strikes with pink-purple flowers and dark purple-purple carved foliage.

Interesting facts from the history of geranium - video

Previously, garden geranium was grown only for its medicinal qualities and unique pleasant aroma. Then she looked very nondescript.Today, thanks to the work of breeders, many highly decorative varieties have appeared. With their help, you can transform the unsightly area around the house. The article will tell you about what perennial garden geranium is: planting and caring for it.

Characteristics of garden geranium

The plant is perennial, herbaceous. It is widespread due to drought resistance, strong immunity to various infections and insects, attractive appearance, long flowering (up to frost), unusually high vitality.

A detailed description of geranium is given below:

• It looks like a small but lush bush.
• The foliage is openwork and dense, of different sizes. The edges are rounded or pointed. There are small and large lobules.
• Inflorescences are purple, white, pink, red. There is also another color. The only thing is that there are no yellow and orange tones in the color scheme. But breeders are working on it. When unfolded, the diameter varies between 2.5-4.5 centimeters. The bud consists of 5 petals.
• The height is different, depending on the variety. There is a low-growing geranium and a fairly tall one.

New varieties are resistant to bad weather, the stems do not break even in strong wind, rain, hail, and garden geranium looks beautiful and without inflorescences.

It goes well with other decorative varieties of flowers. Therefore, it is often chosen to decorate the garden area. Also read the article on caring for geraniums at home for beginners.

What types are there?

Geranium is presented in a wide range on the market. Often, such a variety puts the summer resident in a difficult position. It is important to be able to understand the characteristics of the species and varieties of this plant. After all, they all differ not only in the color of the buds and in size, but also in the requirements for care. Knowing the features of this culture, it will be easier to choose the most suitable variety for decorating the landscape.

Today, the following types are most popular among gardeners:

1. Meadow. This is a bush geranium, which reaches a height of about 1.2 meters. The buds are painted in a lilac-blue tone. They begin to appear in the middle of summer. The shrub is quite dense.
2. Balkan. It has a strong and long rhizome. Growing up, it forms real thickets. The flowers are reddish or purple. Medium in size: when unfolded, their diameter does not exceed 3 centimeters. The height of the culture is 30 centimeters. The bush begins to bloom in June and pleases with its attractiveness for about a month. The most famous varieties are Insversen, Spessagt and Variegata. The red geranium Czakor also looks beautiful.
3. Swamp. It features medium-sized purple flowers, branched and straight stems up to 70 centimeters in height. The shrub is quite dense and compact. It begins to bloom in the summer.
4. Gorgeous. Considering the types of garden geraniums, one cannot fail to note the magnificent. It is a bush of about 50 centimeters in height. An interesting feature is that at the beginning of flowering, the buds are light, purple, but closer to autumn they acquire a brick shade. The variety does not produce seeds. The most popular is Mrs. Kendall Clark.
5. Large-flowered. Sometimes gardeners call it Himalayan. It is a bush that varies in height from 30 to 50 centimeters. The foliage is round, up to 10 centimeters long. The buds are large enough. When unfolded, their diameter is 5 centimeters. The color is purple with reddish veins. If Himalayan garden geranium was chosen: planting and caring for it must be carried out correctly. Otherwise, it is difficult to achieve high decorativeness. Often summer residents choose varieties such as Jonson's Bluе, Plenum and Gravetye.
6. Georgian. This type of plant is characterized by unpretentious maintenance and vitality.Purple buds completely cover the entire bush during flowering. In one place varieties of Georgian garden geranium can grow up to 12 years.
7. Blood red. The buds of this variety are terry, very similar to roses. True, there are also simple varieties. This is a real perennial. Without transplantation and division, it is able to grow, bloom profusely for about 15 years. True, when choosing blood-red varieties of perennial geraniums: cultivation must be carried out according to certain rules. It is best to plant geraniums in partial shade. Although in sunny places, the culture also grows well. The culture prefers slightly alkaline and neutral soil.

Which variety should you choose?

There are different varieties of perennial garden geraniums, but most often domestic gardeners prefer Rosanna and Patricia. Rosanna is recognized as the best hybrid form. It is characterized by rapid growth, abundant flowering and longevity. The inflorescences are large, the petals are painted in a bright blue tone, the center is white. Roseanne garden geranium emits a light pleasant aroma. The buds begin to bloom in the month of July and are pleasing to the eye right up to the end of September. The foliage is dark green. The bush is compact, grows up to a maximum of 40 centimeters.

Geraniums blooming all summer long are capable of transforming even the most ordinary-looking area. This is especially true for the highly decorative Patricia variety. The culture is unpretentious in its content. High enough - about 80-90 centimeters. The variety blooms in the second half of June. The shrub has a hemispherical shape. Looks very neat, does not fall apart. The flowering of this variety can hardly be called plentiful. But Patricia's geranium looks very attractive, gives mixborders volume. After the end of the flowering phase, pruning is recommended. It helps to form new foliage, stimulates the re-emergence of buds. Experts advise to land hosts with Patricia.

Application in landscape design

Geranium is used in landscape design quite often. For example, undersized varieties are usually planted around a tree. It turns out a beautiful, blooming trunk circle. A bright and soft carpet under the crown of trees will look great.

Often geraniums in the garden are combined with other plants. For example, a safe bet would be to combine it with a rose. Of course, the queen of geranium flowers will be difficult to outshine. But she will delicately shade the beauty, create such a background against which the rose will look even more luxurious.

In rockeries, geraniums of undersized varieties also look pretty good. The pastel-muted shades of the stones are in perfect harmony with the blood-red varieties of geraniums. In containers, garden geraniums of low species are often grown.

The advantage of the flower is that there is no need to remove it from the street for the winter, it is enough to create a small shelter.

A geranium flower border looks good. To do this, undersized varieties are planted along the path. Combine well with sedums and thyme. Such a charming border will be unpretentious and easy to maintain.

Geranium is often used in mixborders. The interesting shape of the leaves, noticeable and fragrant inflorescences will surely attract the attention of garden guests. Despite the fact that geranium looks quite simple and modest, it is able to give a flower garden a noble, complete look.

Geraniums are often grown in the garden. But it should be noted that the culture looks great in a hanging planter, in a pot on a windowsill. In the summer it becomes a real decoration of the balcony and loggia. The uniqueness of geranium is that it is able to bloom continuously throughout the year. However, in order to achieve this, it is required to follow the breeding rules and take good care of them.

Breeding methods for geraniums?

More than 300 species of geranium are known. All of them are subdivided into garden and indoor. Garden ones can actually be grown by cuttings or from seeds. It should be noted that growing geraniums from seeds is a long and rather laborious process. At the same time, there is no 100% guarantee that seedlings will appear. Seeds usually germinate from 2 weeks to six months. The duration of growth largely depends on the variety. For example, rare species emerge rather slowly and require a certain temperature regime. But knowing how to grow geraniums from seeds, there is every chance of getting a strong and healthy plant. This method is recommended for experienced gardeners.

But for beginners, it is better to propagate geraniums by cuttings. After all, this method usually does not present any particular difficulties and is implemented faster. For this purpose, in an adult shrub, the upper process is cut off, which has at least 3 leaves. Place the stalk in a glass of water. It is advisable to add a few drops of the drug that stimulates the formation of the root zone. After a couple of weeks, roots are formed, then they are planted in a garden bed or in a pot. The substrate should be bought of high quality. If the soil mixture is prepared on its own, use sand and peat. At first, the sprouts are watered sparingly and sparingly. After rooting, pinching is performed.

Choosing a seed propagation method, you need to buy quality seeds. It is better to give preference to well-known and reliable suppliers. Garden geranium seeds are sold in many specialized stores. If such a flower already grows in the country, or friends and neighbors have it, you can try to get seed material yourself.

How is the landing carried out?

The intensity of growth and the abundance of flowering depends on how competently the garden geranium is planted in open ground. The root zone of the plant is long. Therefore, the pit needs to be made deeper. Usually 15 centimeters deeper than the longest root.

Garden geraniums are planted at intervals of 30 centimeters. This distance is quite enough for the root system to develop fully. They are planted in the garden in autumn or early spring. It is important to immediately determine the habitat of the plant. After all, the culture tolerates a transplant rather badly.

How to care for flowers outdoors?

Growth and development depends on how correctly the growing conditions are created. It involves caring for garden geraniums and performing a number of activities. These include watering, fertilizing, pruning, etc. Let's dwell on each of these elements.

Watering and optimal temperature conditions for geraniums

Watering is necessary moderate, systematic. The soil must not be allowed to dry out. But excessive moisture will not be beneficial, it will lead to rotting of the root zone. If the foliage begins to turn yellow and become covered with brown spots, this is a clear sign of over-watering. It is useful to spray the flower. In the summer, they irrigate more abundantly.

Indoor varieties are more thermophilic than garden varieties. It is better for them to choose sunny places. Garden options feel better in partial shade. Although some varieties are planted in the sun. The optimum temperature is not higher than +20 degrees in the warm season. In winter, you need to provide warmth at +15 degrees.

Top dressing and regular pruning of the plant

In order for the culture to bloom for a long time and abundantly, it needs to be fed twice a month. To do this, use special fertilizers for indoor plants. Mixes of a universal type are also suitable. They are brought in once every 2-4 weeks.

Geraniums are pruned regularly, but this only applies to adult plants. It is made in order to give it a neat and attractive look. After pruning, 10 new shoots are formed. Thus, the bush looks more magnificent. In the fall, with the first frost, the stems of street geraniums are cut to 5 centimeters. You can read more about pruning geraniums here.

Conclusions on growing garden geranium

Thus, geraniums are often grown by gardeners, florists. It is actively used in landscape design.The flower is unpretentious, looks attractive, viable. But for abundant flowering and decorative appearance, he needs to provide optimal growing conditions.

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Varieties of geranium (pelargonium) - varieties and types

Indoor Geranium or pelargoniumhouseplant known to many. Nowadays, it is withdrawn many different types and varieties, there are already more than 400 of them all over the world. Deduce new varieties of indoor geranium started a very long time ago, probably, as soon as they got to England, botanists immediately began to breed new species and subspecies, already in the 17th century there were quite a few breeding varieties of geraniums. The most popular varieties can be found on the shelves of flower shops and the windowsills of the houses of your relatives and friends.

Pelargonium, with its unpretentiousness, has won the hearts of many flower lovers. The main advantage of room geraniums is the fact that the same plant is grown equally well both indoors and outdoors, and at the same time the breeding conditions themselves do not differ, which makes its breeding and cultivation rather troublesome. If you still do not know the name of a variety of room geranium on your windowsill or table, read the description of the varieties and you will find out what the name of your beauty is.

Indoor Geranium (Pelargonium) Zonal

Zonal geranium (pelargonium)

Zoned geranium (pelargonium) - the most popular variety, every lover of this plant has such a geranium. This type of geranium has a large number of varieties, but each variety of this species is distinguished by a special splendor of the plant and very abundant flowering.

The trunk of all varieties is even, and the leaves are always corrugated, have different edging at the edges, the foliage is always lowered to the bottom and has a peculiar aroma. Her flowers are very diverse, they are ordinary, double, semi-double, each flower has from 5 to 8 petals. In shape, the flowers of the zonal geranium are very diverse, some simply fascinate with their beauty, but they are like this:

Geranium (pelargonium) Tulip

Tulip - in shape, these flowers are similar to nothing more than a half-opened tulip bud, in the inflorescence it resembles a bouquet of tulips that are about to open. The colors are absolutely varied.

Rosebuds

Rosebuds - already the name itself, immediately reminds of roses, it is on them that they look like, such a flower looks like a not yet fully opened rosebud. They are only pink or red in color.

Cactus or clove geranium

Cactus - resemble a cactus or chrysanthemum flower, they always have narrow petals, and the color is only red.

Star-shaped - the name speaks for itself, they resemble small stars in their shape.

Geranium (pelargonium) star-shaped

Format (star) - in shape, the flowers themselves are, as it were, star-shaped, similar to asterisks, but the foliage is also different here, it is cut into 5 parts.

Deacons - have the smallest flowers, inflorescences can be pink, red, purple, while these colors have different shades.

Geranium (Pelargonium) Deacons or Bird Eggs

The colors of the petals of flowers of this species are very diverse, in their color, there are even mixed colors, with stripes or blotches. There is even a color that was given the name "Bird eggs" they were named so due to the fact that the blotches are in the form of the color of a bird's egg. Zonal geranium blooms all year round and is quite abundant.

Zonal geraniums differ among themselves not only in the shape and color of flowers, but also in their size they are microminiature, such a variety reaches a maximum of 14 cm in height, they are dwarf a little more from 14 to 25 cm in height, ordinary from 25 to 70 cm and the most large it Irene they always grow up to 70 cm.

This species also differs in its leaves, they are always bordered, the border can be brownish, reddish, white, bluish or burgundy.The center of the leaf is also always pronounced, it can be varied, the most unusual are black and silver colors of the center of the leaf. Even tricolor leaves can sometimes be found.

Royal geranium (pelargonium)

Royal geranium (pelargonium)

Royal geranium named the most beautiful representative among geraniums, and its flowers are the largest among all. The flowers of this beauty can be pink, white, purple, red and burgundy, and the size of the inflorescence is large 16 cm in diameter, making this bouquet simply luxurious.

Flowers are regular and double, the edges are always wavy. Flowers almost always have streaks or dark spots. The highlight of this variety are the flower petals, to be more precise, the 2 petals on the flower - they are always larger than the others and are more double and velvety.

The leaves of this variety are very similar to those of clover. They can be pale and rich in color.

The size of the royal geranium is quite small, it grows to a maximum of 15 cm in height.

This variety, unlike the others, is very whimsical like a real queen, she is fastidious in everything. And it blooms less than all the others, the flowering period does not exceed 4 months and it blooms no earlier than 2 years later and only if the conditions are completely suitable for it.

This variety does not like to live on the windowsill in the summer, it is better to identify it in the fresh air in the summer, but it does not need to be planted in open ground, this will create stress for it, and it will start to hurt, you just need to take the pot outside. You can put it on the balcony if you live in an apartment. While it is on the street, be attentive to the weather, the herae does not like rain, in no case leave it in the rain, heavy rain can completely destroy the plant.

Scented geranium (pelargonium)

Geranium (Pelargonium) Fragrant

Fragrant geranium it is named for a reason, this variety is indeed very fragrant, has a very bright aroma. If you touch its leaves, it will simply surround you with its scent. In this aroma, you can clearly catch notes of mint, ginger, lemon, a little rose and even strawberry, this variety has such a unique aroma.

Nowadays, thanks to the efforts of botanists, unique hybrids of this variety have already been bred, which exude aromas of apples, anise, pine and even, which is difficult to imagine, the aroma of kiwi.

The flowers of this variety are not at all large, they are only purple and pink in color. They have different forms, there is no exact description of the forms.

The leaves are divided into 5-7 parts and they are always terry.

Geranium (Pelargonium) Angel

Geranium (Pelargonium) Angel

Angel - this variety stands out from the rest for its unusual flowers, they look like "Pansies". They also have dark spots or stripes on the top two petals, which is quite unusual for geraniums. These unique flowers come in pink, white and purple tones, and the shades can be varied.

This variety grows not large and not small, its growth reaches 35 cm in height. She has very beautiful branching, especially with proper pruning, the bush looks very aesthetically pleasing thanks to the lush branches that look simply luxurious.

Ivy Geranium (Pelargonium)

Geranium (pelargonium) Ivy

Ivy geranium was bred by botanists by crossing. She is an ampelous plant. The leaves of this geranium are similar to ivy leaves, which, in general, gave the plant its name. Such geranium is intended for growing in hanging flowerpots, it is used to decorate loggias and balconies, it looks just gorgeous, especially during the flowering period.

This is the only representative of the species that is rarely grown in rooms, it was created to grow in street conditions and it blooms, respectively, exclusively in the warm season, starting in May and ending around the end of September, it all depends on weather conditions.

It is necessary to plant geraniums in a bright place, it does not tolerate constant shade, but constantly falling sunlight is also destructive for it, so the place should be chosen so that the sun's rays hit the geranium only some part of the day.

The plant is watered just like everyone else, watering is needed moderate. During the rest period, watering is reduced, the soil is not watered abundantly, it will simply need to be moistened.

Flowers in ivy geraniums can be both simple and chicly terry like no others. The size of the flower is quite large, it reaches 5 cm in diameter, one flower, and their inflorescences can be up to 15 pieces. The color of flowers is very diverse, they come in various shades and range from white to black and blue. Blossoms, blotches, stripes and edging are very common on flowers. If you plant such geraniums of various colors in one pot, the effect is simply amazing.

This geranium is not small, the length of the branches can reach 1 meter in length, respectively, it is necessary to plant this variety of geranium in flowerpots suspended at a level of at least 1.5 meters from the ground.

For the winter, the geranium plant is brought into the room, but it does not fit into warm, light rooms, for the winter it must be placed in a cool place with low lighting, such a place can be, for example, a warmed corridor of a house where frost does not reach.

Pruning of this variety is carried out only at the end of winter, it is best to do this in March.

Cuttings for propagation in winter are not grown, because this is a dormant period for a plant and cuttings root very poorly. It is best to do this during pruning, that is, in early spring.

Geranium (pelargonium) Unicum

Geranium (pelargonium) Unicum

Geranium varieties unique rather tall, mature plants reach 50 cm in height. This group of varieties began to be bred back in 1870. Unicums are the easiest to care for and grow well outdoors in the open field.

The unique ones always bloom very profusely, the flowers have a varied color, they are simple and double. The color of the flowers is varied and different; flowers with dark spots and stripes are not uncommon. The flowers themselves are similar in shape to the Royal Geranium flowers, but their size is much smaller and the inflorescences themselves are not so lush. The foliage is always heavily dissected and has a very rich color and a spicy aroma that spreads after touching the leaves.

Geranium (pelargonium) succulent

Geranium (Pelargonium) Succulent

Succulent geranium named so because it is a variety obtained by crossing with succulents and it has received many of the characteristics of this plant genus.

The trunk of this species from below is always stiff, sometimes they are branchy, and there are also representatives who are more reminiscent of such an elongated root crop that has grown on the surface, which has already dried up and stiffened, and suddenly suddenly revived and released a deciduous forelock from above. These geraniums are great for decorating various bonsai. They fit perfectly into various decor of rooms that need to be decorated in a specific style.

Succulent geranium is difficult to even determine by eye that it is a geranium, but the scent of the leaves will always give it away. The appearance of the face is very unusual and it is not immediately clear whether a dwarf baobab is growing in the pot, or whether it is some kind of mythical creature that has climbed into the pot. This uniqueness and originality is the highlight that makes it unlike absolutely any plant of its kind.

There are varieties of succulent geraniums, the branches of which are covered with small thorns.

In leaving, geranium is not whimsical. Watering also requires moderate, but if you forget about watering for a long time, then from drying out it can completely shed its leaves. It will be enough to restore the water balance of the soil and new leaves will surely appear again.

When planting, this variety requires well-drained soil and good drainage at the bottom of the pot.

Lemon Geranium (Pelargonium)

Geranium (Pelargonium) Lemon

Lemon Geranium the largest representative of its kind, it is a real giant among geraniums, its height can reach up to 1.5 meters in height. It was named Lemon because of the peculiar aroma that the leaves exude, it is very similar to the scent of lemon.

She is not whimsical in care, like most geraniums. It blooms only in summer, in winter it has a dormant period. Great for outdoor cultivation. A distinctive feature of this variety, its leaves, they have a rich green color and are strongly dissected into 5-7 parts, the leaves of this variety are always lowered down. From a distance, its leaves resemble green snowflakes and look very impressive. This geranium does not tolerate being near heat sources, for example, it cannot be placed near radiators or a stove.

Watering is also moderate and no spraying in indoor conditions. In winter, the amount of watering is reduced, provided that it does not bloom.

Regardless of the variety, your geranium will always delight you with its beauty with proper care. Decide on the variety that you would like to see in your home and grow this beauty in your home without difficulty.

You can find out more about growing geraniums and caring for it in the articleGeranium (Pelargonium). Growing and Caring for Home and Outdoors. "