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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: John85 on June 14, 2013, 11:59:57 AM
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Among the many cvs what is the geranium oxonianum with the whitest flowers?
I grow the white form of G.versicolor,one of the parents of x oxonianum,and i'd like to know if there is also a white oxonianum.
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The purest white of all x oxonianum is 'Ankum's White', I believe, John.
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The purest white of all x oxonianum is 'Ankum's White', I believe, John.
Not one I know so I went searching.... http://geraniaceae.com/cgi-bin/detail.py?id=245 (http://geraniaceae.com/cgi-bin/detail.py?id=245)
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/RHS-Publications/Journals/The-Plantsman/2009-Issues/September/d-Breeder-Jansen-small (http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/RHS-Publications/Journals/The-Plantsman/2009-Issues/September/d-Breeder-Jansen-small)
Thank you, Zephirine :-*
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I have a seedling of Katharine Edele with white flowers
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Merci Zephirine
Thanks Maggi,I visited Coen's nursery several times ....many years ago.
Mark is the foliage also blotched?
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It is
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:o Now that's a very interesting one, Mark!!!!
The contrast between the flowers and the foliage is better than in K.A., to my eyes.
White geraniums are not so numerous, and the blue anthers add to its beauty!
The close-up reminds me of Geranium aconitifolium (aka rivulare...), even though the shape is different.
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I have never seen this Geranium.
G. cinereum is also looking good but only three flowers. I think it does not like the trough it grows in.
Kirsty was looking great but the flowers have been ruined by the rain
I have a seedling phaeum with serrated edges. According to the National Collection holder of G. phaeum there isn't a cultivar with petals like this
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oops wrong thread
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That fashionly tattered phaeum is also a beauty, Mark!
Some kindly Leprechaun has been at work in your garden, I'd say! ;D
Aconitifolium/rivulare is a true beauty, both for leaves and flowers, but it only blooms once. It thrives here in semi-shade, and I think it wouldn't like dry conditions.
In terms of low-growing geraniums, have you tried 'Tanya Tendall'?
It's a lovely one, with tiny olive-green foliage and dainty small flowers, and it blooms here from may/june to the first frosts. It is said to accept nearly any aspect. I'm sure it would look nice in a rockery!
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Does aconitifolium set seed?
My Geranium Tanya Randall died. Maggi what about your plant?
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Zephirine do you've a reliable source for Tanya Randall ?
i've been checking all the belgium nurseries for 2 months but i've been unlucky finding it.
Yann
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My local nursery sells it
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damn :-\
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Yann they are in small pots
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Does aconitifolium set seed?
I don't know, Mark, but it should, since it's a species (unless it needs a second specimen...). I've seen seeds for sale at Plant Word Seeds.
I will have a look at mine if you wish, the blooms are over, but I don't think the seeds are ripe yet, if there's any .
Zephirine do you've a reliable source for Tanya Randall ?
i've been checking all the belgium nurseries for 2 months but i've been unlucky finding it.Yann
Yann, mine comes from "Le Jardin d'Adoué", in Lorraine.
Now, I have another reliable source...my garden! I might try to send you a part of mine!
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Does aconitifolium set seed?
My Geranium Tanya Randall died. Maggi what about your plant?
I thought she was doing very well : bloomed really well ( too much??) last year but she died in the winter..... :'( I hadn't taken any cuttings and I'm angry with myself. Such an attractive plant.