Geraniaceae 2011

[Maggi Young]

Geranium sanguineum or one of it's cultivars

Geranium sanguineum...eighteen inches high?!!  I don't think so! Eight, maybe....

For the metrically conversant... that would be Geranium sanguineum...45cms high?!!  I don't think so! 20cms, maybe....

[David Nicholson]

18" was an estimate, obtained by looking out of the window at it I'll measure it properly tomorrow.

[zephirine]

Lol, I must admit it's surprising...but it's perfectly possible, Maggi.
I agree with Mark, and my best guess would be G. sanguineum 'Tiny Monster'. It deserves its name! And 18" is certainly a little under its actual size in my garden...but it might be with the help of a few neighbours of his...

[Maggi Young]

See some dwarf geraniums, including little sanguineum and lancastriense, with pix from Mark and Zeph, here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6551.0

 These are the little beauties we have in our driveways to give so much colour. http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2008/160708/log.html

[daveyp1970]

See some dwarf geraniums, including little sanguineum and lancastriense, with pix from Mark and Zeph, here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6551.0

 These are the little beauties we have in our driveways to give so much colour. http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2008/160708/log.html

What a fantastic use for the smaller geraniums,do you mind if i pinch that idea Maggie.

[Maggi Young]

Not at all, Davey, we'd be delighted. The Scottish BBC Television garden programme started a driveway garden after seeing it many years ago, though they never quite got the same effect.

It is quite remarkable what will grow in the drive... where, as you might imagine, the soil is not good,mostly bone dry, very hard packed and generally grotty!

We have all sorts of spring bulbs there, including Fritillaria meleagris in what must be as far away from an water meadow as could be imagined, and dactylorhizas are getting going now, we hade our second flowers this year from the seeds we've scattered over the past years. It is the little geraniums that I like best, though, they have hybridised and made their own variations and the colour range is lovely and the flowering period goes on for ages.

[Paul T]

I have a Geranium sanguineum in my garden that when put into a shady area (which is probably the quivalent of full sun for you up there in Scotland Maggi!  ) would end up close to the 45cm in height.  Certainly well over 30cm.

[Anthony Darby]

Has anyone grown Pelargonium barkleyi?

http://www.sella.co.nz/general/home-living/outdoor-garden-conservatory/plants-pots/succulents-cacti/877645/?utm_source=system&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=saved_search

[John85]

About big seedlings of G.sanguineum:
I have seen plants up to 6ocm(2') high in the sun.
At the moment I have a cross of G.striatum X ? that is 45 cm high and 1,6m in diameter in full sun and in pure poor sand.I call it Big Monster!It looks like a ordinary sanguineum but with great vigour.It is partly sterile and after a main flowering period in June-July it goes on with a few flowers till the first frosts.Last year there were still 3 flowers the 1 November!
I hope the seedlings will give me some clue to find out the parentage,but I don't have much hope as G.sanguineum is always dominant in a cross.

[mark smyth]

Has anyone grown Pelargonium barkleyi?

I have. It's a lovely Pelargonium which if I remember correct is summer dormant

[maggiepie]

Here's another mystery geranium.

[arisaema]

G. rubifolium, perhaps? Saw plenty of your "not yunnanense" in Lijiang, Yunnan, the roots are correct for G. napuligerum. (...and if you ordered G. delavayi is from Kristl, then it's from one of my plants )

[maggiepie]

Arisaema, I had thought I had these identified as

G. rubifolium, and G. gracile.
Is your pic G. rubifolium?
The leaves look different from all 3 of these plants  

My G. delavyi seeds came from the Geranium Society, would have been nice if they were your seeds, makes the plants more personal  
If I had known Kristl had delavyi seeds I would have grabbed some for sure.

Btw, thanks for the ID on the ex China geranium as G. napuligerum.
It is outstanding, the flowers are the most beautiful colour, last a long time and are large.

[arisaema]

I thought G. rubifolium had dark anthers? mystery geranium (2).jpg looks identical to what I grow as G. rubifolium ex Plant World Seeds, although I have to admit I've never keyed it...

> Is your pic G. rubifolium?

Sorry, that's another one from Yunnan, I ment to post G. napuligerum (below) but mixed them up 

[maggiepie]

Arisaema, the pic labelled as G. rubifolium could possibly be G. rectum, do you know G. rectum?


The mystery 2 pic is actually labelled as G. rubifolium, so if the same as yours then I'll change the names.

Your pic of G. napuligerum doesn't look like my ex china plant.
The leaves look similar but the flowers not?