Geraniaceae 2013

[John85]

G.tuberosum grows very well in a pot .I forgot one outside last autumn in a very exposed location.It suffered -7°c for a few night and was still fine this spring .The potting mixture was very free draining.

[brianw]

"Brian out of interest how much were they? Its a great plant for the garden"

Just got back there today. £4.79 for 10 "bulbs". Labelled "Bulbs for naturalising" I think. Dutch packaging.There is a small range of the less common bulbs under this label, all at this price for a pack. I recall Avon bulbs selling a bulbous Geranium many years ago (15?) but were uncertain which it was. I may still have a neglected pot among the weeds somewhere, though other geraniums may have self seeded in it since so not exactly traceable.

[mark smyth]

Geranium tuberosum is a brilliant plant in my garden. It came through winter 2010

[fermi de Sousa]

I showed a pic of this Aussie hybrid pelargonium a few years ago; it's called "Mallee Magic" but I've had little luck in propagating it,
cheers
fermi

[Mini bulb lover]

I place the pot with this tuberous pelargonium anethifolium (or possibly it's P.triste?) under a table in the garden once it starts dying back in late spring - early summer so that it stays completely dry (although we generally have dry summers here and the woman I bought it from says it grows successfully in the ground ). It was grown from seed. I start watering it again mid - late autumn and give it some all purpose fertiliser. The flowers become quite fragrant in the evening. It's in a free draining potting mix (she uses 2 parts coarse sand, 1 part well rotted leaf compost, 1/2 part garden loam) and is in a position that receives afternoon shade.

[mark smyth]

very nice Jon.

[zephirine]

Oh yes, good to read you again, Paul! 
Maggi, Geranium tuberosum has perfomed nicely(I didn't say "thrived"!) in the garden for me, here in my zone 7B,  in the last 18 months.
So does G. malviflorum (since 2007, came through the dreadful 2011-2012 winter!), but it's still in its pot (in a sheltered half-shade place,but in the open, no special protection). I dare not plant it in the soil...maybe I'll try next spring!

[fermi de Sousa]

Does anyone know what this annual gernaium might be?
It came in a pot from a friend in a cooler climate so I've kept it in the shade-house - it's now seeding itself "gently" around in other pots but i wonder if it would go feral if I planted it out,
cheers
fermi

[mark smyth]

I haven't had that Geranium for years and years - G. biuncinatum

[fermi de Sousa]

Thanks, Mark,
I didn't realise it came from Saudi Arabia!
Do you no longer grow it because it can be invasive?
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

There's an old thread on this plant : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3231.0

[fermi de Sousa]

There's an old thread on this plant : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3231.0

Before you ask, no, we didn't get it from Paul T!
cheers
fermi

[mark smyth]

Fermi my plants just dwindled away. This Geranium is very capable of producing seeds without flowering

If you ever have spare seeds I'd like to see how they would do growing in sand in the green house

[maggiepie]

I finally found seed for G. biuncinatum and much to my delight they sprouted like weeds.
After watching them for weeks I saw no sign of flowers but lots of seeds and then LOTS of seedlings.
Finally saw a flower which shattered a few seconds after taking pics. I consider myself lucky to have seen it.
Pulled the plant out and for past few years have been pulling seedlings out.
I am in zone 4b which gets down to -30C in winter. I shudder to think how this plant could spread in a warm climate such as Australia.