Geraniaceae 2011

[arisaema]

I think it's just natural variation, the species has a wide range, and leaves and stipules are far more important than flowers when identifying Geranium.

[maggiepie]

Strange then as I have 4 of these plants and the flowers are the same on all 4 plants.

[arisaema]

I ment natural variation within the native range, not variation within seedlings from the same parent. You should try keying in in Yeo or Flora of China.

[maggiepie]

Am afraid that keying a plant is beyond my capabilities

[David Nicholson]

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

Hope you get to the bottom of this one Helen

[daveyp1970]

Here's another mystery geranium.

Helen this could be geranium kishtvariense

[maggiepie]

Thanks, David, me too.

Davey, Kishtavarienese is supposed to be a smaller version of Rubifolium according to an article I just read.
The pic of the flower certainly looks a lot like mine.
I have some Kishtavariense seedlings, will be interesting to compare them next year.
( of course the seeds might not be what they are supposed to be)
Do you grow either of these?

[mark smyth]

Today at a local garden centre I saw a beautiful Geranium wallichianum or hybrid they had planted out. It was covered in palest pink flowers. I enquired what it was. The plantsperson said he didnt know. The manageress came to have a look and whispered to the plantsperson "sell him Splish Splash".

I said "why would I want Splish Splash".
She said Splish Splash opens white and with blue streaks and fades to pale pink.
I said "do you think I'm stupid?"
He said "I'll bring you a Splish Splash"
When he came back I said "the leaves are very different and it's upright"
he said "the leaves change with age and the rain knocked it down"

I give them what for and walked away

[maggiepie]

Mark, why didn't you say, just dig up this one for me and I will plant the splish splash in its hole.

[mark smyth]

great idea.

[maggiepie]

Just found this seedling growing through a gallica.
First year flowers.
Looks like a white oxo. Very happy to have it.
 

[fleurbleue]

Helen, very nice one   

[mark smyth]

Does anyone in the UK know where I can buy G. Orkney Dawn. It's a renardii or same family with yellow leaves and normal flowers
http://geraniaceae.com/cgi-bin/detail.py?id=93

[Diane Clement]

Does anyone in the UK know where I can buy G. Orkney Dawn. It's a renardii or same family with yellow leaves and normal flowers
http://geraniaceae.com/cgi-bin/detail.py?id=93

Mark, here's the Plant Finder Entry - 2 nurseries have it
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/pfregions.asp?ID=191135

[John85]

Mark,
Rosie's garden plants also has a pink wallichianum.
Do you know it?
Is there a difference with the one at the garden centre?
I grow two pink forms but none is pale pink.
Has anyone rooted cuttings or layers of G.wallichianum?