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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Magnar on June 20, 2008, 09:38:05 PM

Title: Unknown Geranium
Post by: Magnar on June 20, 2008, 09:38:05 PM

I would be very pleased to have a name for this one

(http://magnar.aspaker.no/Geranium%20P6206907.jpg)

The plant is strong growing.. 40 to 45 cm tall and the flowers are about 3,5 cm across.

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: Lvandelft on June 20, 2008, 10:45:45 PM

Magnar it could be some form of G. sanguineum, but without seeing the whole
plant it's very difficult to see.

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: Magnar on June 20, 2008, 10:55:32 PM

Its much taller than any sanguienum I have ever seen.

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: mark smyth on June 20, 2008, 10:58:41 PM

Geranium tuberosum I would bet money on

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: Lvandelft on June 20, 2008, 11:31:45 PM

I've seen many G. sanguineun of 50 cm. But I think Mark is right.
You only have to know if it has tubers.
There are several forms of G. tuberosum/

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: Paul T on June 21, 2008, 12:00:43 AM

Lovely flowers and foliage there Magnar.  Whatever it is it is worth growing, that is for sure.

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: Ola on June 26, 2008, 11:41:33 AM

Here is another unknown (to me at least) Geranium. Can anybody identify it?

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Ola

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: Paul T on June 26, 2008, 11:55:32 AM

Ola,

How delightful is that flower!!  :o  Striking colour combination.  Beautiful!!

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: arisaema on June 26, 2008, 12:21:07 PM

Looks like it might be G. yunnanense, I'd be very interested in trading for a couple of seeds.

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: mark smyth on June 26, 2008, 12:47:56 PM

I've never seen one looking like that. The are usually dusky/dirty pink

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: mark smyth on June 26, 2008, 05:51:23 PM

like this

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: Paul T on June 27, 2008, 03:10:32 AM

Stunning picture Mark.  Great shot!  8)

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: mark smyth on June 27, 2008, 09:16:42 AM

Thanks.

The more I look at Ola's Geranium the less I want to believe it is one

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: arisaema on June 27, 2008, 09:41:18 AM

What else could it be, other than possibly a hybrid? It's not G. refractum. Here's another one (http://lyng.dk/planteriget/staudesider/geran_b.asp?ID=1113) I've wondered about many times.

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: mark smyth on June 27, 2008, 01:20:56 PM

The shape says it belongs to the Refractum Group that contains, delavayi, refractum, pogonanthum and yunnanense but none look like that

Title: Re: Unknown Geranium
Post by: arisaema on June 27, 2008, 02:25:08 PM

Here's G. pogonanthum from earlier today, the picture looks slightly pinker than in real life (RHS 78A).