Geraniaceae 2011

[Lori S.]

Helen,
Geranium magniflorum is from South Africa and not hardy outside in the UK.Are you sure you didn't mean magnificum

I grew G. magniflorum 'La Veta Lace' outdoors here in zone 3 for many years... lost it when I moved it to try to save it from being overrun by other plants.  I should grow it again.  I am not connected to my hard drive right now, otherwise, I could post a photo.  And G. magnificum is hardy here too, though less surprisingly, of course.

Edit:  Oh, I forgot... here's a photo that I can access from here:
http://www.nargs.org/nargswiki/show_image.php?id=858&scalesize=0&nocount=y


The finely dissected foliage is very interesting.


edit by maggi to give a shorter url link 

[mark smyth]

I had G. magniflorum at one time. It died but it was like a weed in a friends garden in the west of Ireland - if I have the correct South African Geranium

[John85]

Mark
Do you know from what it died?Do you suspect the winter wet or the cold?Do you know what are the average lower temperatures at your friend's garden?With the Gulfstream not so far away I guess they are mild.

[maggiepie]

Lori, if you find another source for either plants or seeds could you let me know?
Would be much appreciated.
Sounds like moving to save them is the worst thing one can do!!!

[Lori S.]

G. magniflorum seems to be very cold hardy... it survived here (zone 3) for years without the benefit of reliable snow cover.

Helen, seeds are sometimes offered in the seedexes.

Sounds like moving to save them is the worst thing one can do!!!

Yes, I need to keep reminding myself to just move everything else away from the more desirable plant!

[mark smyth]

Here is the flower of Geranium phaeum Green Ghost. To my eye it is grey-green but the camera doesnt see it

[daveyp1970]

This a Geranium phaeum that was growing out of somebody's rubbish(flytipping)it now has a lovely home in my garden.

[mark smyth]

Great find and an excellent blue

[daveyp1970]

Mark that's what i thought i can sort a piece out for you if you would like.

[maggiepie]

This is first flower for this seedling.
Seed came from Geranium soc. and labelled G. yunnanense ex china
The growth habit is certainly different from any of my other geraniums.
I have at least 3 of these seedlings, will be interesting to see if the flowers all look the same.

[mark smyth]

Lovely plant but it's not G. yunnanense. The flower should be an inverted bowl, pink and black anthers

[daveyp1970]

Lovely plant but it's not G. yunnanense. The flower should be an inverted bowl, pink and black anthers

Mark i thought it had nodding pink flowers but couldn't Helens just be a different form.

[mark smyth]

Possibly. Peter Yeo says it didn't come in to cultivation until 1981 so maybe it could be varied

If anyone has the AGS bulletin 61 it features on page 193

[mark smyth]

lots of references to this Geranium on Google but no photos. Maybe some forum members grow it without realising

[maggiepie]

Mark, your yunnanense is beautiful.
I want one!!!

The flower has opened more since I took the pic this morning.
Here is how it looks at the moment, it is quite a large flower.

Would love to know what it is.
I did find this link, do you think it is what mine could be?

http://www.asianflora.com/Geraniaceae/Geranium-yunnanense.htm

Dave, I meant to say I really like the colour of your phaeum seedling, it's a most unusual blue.