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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: ashley on June 25, 2013, 11:21:45 PM
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Rather late to be starting this thread perhaps :-\
Pelargonium 'Ardens' has been flowering for the last month or so, and at last I am managing to propagate it (slowly). Such a rich colour.
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Definitely a fantastic plant. How are you propagating it? If you like this you should also like
Shannon
Schotii
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Wow, those are wonderful Mark 8)
'Ardens' sometimes produces new growing points with leaves at nodes in the flower stems. I've also found that tips can be taken as cuttings, causing the cut stem to produce new side shoots (some of which can also be taken when large enough).
Lots more beauties here (http://pelargonium.janedgar.net/).
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I've just acquired a few tubers each of Geranium macrostyllum and G. transversale. I've no experience of growing either and would welcome some advice please.
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I've just acquired a few tubers each of Geranium macrostyllum and G. transversale. I've no experience of growing either and would welcome some advice please.
David I tried both outside in troughs and lost both
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I noticed Geranium tuberosum in expensive packets with the spring bulbs in the garden centre last week.
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Brian out of interest how much were they? Its a great plant for the garden
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They need good drainage and soil that is not too heavy.I grow them in a slightly raised bed improved with a bit of coarse sand.Don' t forget to put a label as they disappear in midsummer .
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John, thanks very much for that. I read on Paul Christian's Site that transversale needs a dry Summer rest and that might be the reason for Mark loosing his, did you find that? I also found on a Forum search that Shelagh (from Bury) grows it, I might drop her a PM.
I got my tubers from Eugenijus Dambruscas (Augis Bulbs) 50 cents each and he supplies excellent quality in all his stock whatever species.
www.augisbulbs.com/catalog.php?c=53 (http://www.augisbulbs.com/catalog.php?c=53)
Edit by maggi to add a missing "w" in the url!
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David,
Geranium tuberosum grows happily enough for me here, although could do with a repot. Obviously we do get the warmer summers, but it is in a small pot completely out in the open so the winter cold we get here isn't a problem at least.
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Thanks Maggi.
Great to see you again Paul. I think I'll try in a pot first.
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I've just acquired a few tubers each of Geranium macrostyllum and G. transversale. I've no experience of growing either and would welcome some advice please.
I bought some tuberous Geraniums from Janis a few years ago. They are in a sunny border and perform reliably every spring.
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The only tuberous geranium we grow is malviflorum which does extremely well in a dry sunny area with bearded Iris. It was completely unaffected by the hard winters of 2009 - 2011. It is also very attractive and I can recommend it.
And if it grows in Lancashire it obviously doesn't mind a bit of summer rain!
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I bought some tuberous Geraniums from Janis a few years ago. They are in a sunny border and perform reliably every spring.
To be accurate, Janis described the first one as Geranium "macrophyllum" 'Marocco'. I don't think G. macrophyllum is a valid species; Janis wasn't sure as to the identity.
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Hi Paul! Big hugs from me!!
I'm interested to hear of these plants doing well in various parts of the UK - maybe I should try some ( being tuberous I may be able to sneak them past the BD!)
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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.
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"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.
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Geranium tuberosum is a brilliant plant in my garden. It came through winter 2010
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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
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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.
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very nice Jon.
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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!
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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
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I haven't had that Geranium for years and years - G. biuncinatum
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Thanks, Mark,
I didn't realise it came from Saudi Arabia!
Do you no longer grow it because it can be invasive?
cheers
fermi
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There's an old thread on this plant : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3231.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3231.0)
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There's an old thread on this plant : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3231.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3231.0)
Before you ask, no, we didn't get it from Paul T! ;D
cheers
fermi
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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
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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.