Flowering Now - August 2009

[Blue-bellied Frog]

My contribution to the confusion.
Two photos of my G."Patricia" on the same plant.
I did not attach the good picture.

[mark smyth]

Looks OK BBF

[Arykana]

second turn

[Lvandelft]

And some more on Geranium Patricia:

Hopefully this posting will give some more light on the “real G. Patricia”.
First I must say that the plant I grow here as Patricia, is a much better plant than the
G. psilostemon I have.
In many descriptions in catalogues it’s described as:
Big, bold dark green foliage. Bright pink-magenta flowers with a black, star-shaped center
Therefore I thought my Patricia is the right one.

I studied the RHS Trials Report of 2006 and found out that the AGM plant was send there
by Hardys-Plants.co.uk, and on their website is a picture of Patricia, which looks more like Lori’s plants.
http://www.hardys-plants.co.uk/product.asp?plant=1983

There is a picture too of G. psilostemon, which looks exactly like my G. ?? Patricia.
http://www.hardys-plants.co.uk/product.asp?plant=388
The picture in the RHS Trials Report is not a good reproduction.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/documents/geranium06.pdf

I am afraid that due to the great demand of G. Patricia, most plants in trade are micro-
propagated. Normally propagation is rather slow.
That might be the solution of the different plants in our gardens??

[Lvandelft]

I have a plant of G. Ann Thompson, originally acquired at Axletree Nursery.
I prefer this above Ann Folkard, because it has not the yellow leaves in spring.
The flowers are practically the same, but I have no pictures.

[mark smyth]

I think the only difference between Folkard and Thompson is leaf colour.

[mark smyth]

Here's a better photo of Patricia

[mark smyth]

or from the top
Bressingham Flair
psilostemon
Patricia
Ivan
Nicola

[mark smyth]

Trade Geraniums are very often wrong with names switched intentionally or not.

I have seen G. himalayense, G. x 'Magnificum' and G. 'Johnston's Blue' all sold as each other. I've seen sanguineums labelled wrongly. To the ordinary public it doesnt matter because they are buying for colour or shape. A few years ago 'Tanya Randall' reappeared as 'Luscious Linda'. 'Rozanne' and 'Jolly Bee' are most likely the same

[maggiepie]

I'm late getting to this thread but here's some pics of my Patricia.
Am pretty sure it has never set any seeds.

[Lori S.]

I don't know how reliable these accounts are, but they claim different parentage between 'Rozanne' and 'Jolly Bee'... ?   Yeo doesn't comment on either in his book. 
As 'Rozanne' has not proven a good performer for me, I've given up and have not tried 'Jolly Bee', so have no basis for comparison.

http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/flowers/Geranium/Geranium'Rozanne'.htm
http://www.heronswood.com/geraniums-geranium/geramium-jolly-bee/

[mark smyth]

Lori 'Rozanne' is only a few years old while Yeo's book came out in the 80s. I grow 'Rozanne' and 'Jolly Bee' side by side in the garden.

[mark smyth]

'Jolly Bee' and 'Rozanne'

[mark smyth]

This will get boring in a minute and Maggi will start hitting the delete button

I can see how G. wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety'  x G. himalayense can create 'Rozanne' but not 'Buxton's' x shikokianum.

[Anthony Darby]

Here is my Crinodendron hookeri showing fruits, flowers and buds for next spring's flowers.