Pelargonium odoratissimum ( Apple Scented Geranium )

P. odoratissimum is a bushy, evergreen perennial with rounded, light green leaves, with an apple-like scent. Bears trailing clusters, of 3-10 star-shaped white flowers. This plant is commonly called a geranium, which can be confusing. The genus is Pelargonium, though […]

Pelargonium inquinans ( Inquinans Geranium )

P. inquinans is an erect, evergreen perennial with soft, woody stems and rounded green leaves. Scarlet flowers, bloom in clusters, 3 1/2 inches across, from spring to summer; they stain fingers red when handled. One of the original parents of […]

Pelargonium hortorum ( Common Geranium )

Bushy perennial with rounded, bright green, velvety leaves. Single or double flowers in rounded clusters are produced in many colors during warm months. Excellent both as a container plant or in the garden. Good houseplant when given bright light.

Pelargonium grossularioides ( Coconut Scented Geranium )

P. grossularioides is a weakly upright, evergreen perennial with red stems and rounded coconut scented, green leaves. In spring and summer, blooms in clusters, of star-shaped, deep magenta flowers. This plant is commonly called a geranium, which can be confusing. […]

Pelargonium echinatum ( Cactus Geranium )

P. echinatum is a shrubby, deciduous, perennial succulent with a swollen stem bearing a few gray branches, covered with spiny stipules. Heart-shaped, gray-green leaves, are hairy above, and below. Bears clusters, of small star-shaped, white to pink flowers, with dark […]

Pelargonium cucullatum ( Cucullatum Geranium )

P. cucullatum is an evergreen perennial with cup-shaped, fuzzy green leaves, to 3 inches long. Bears many trumpet-shaped, light to deep mauve or white flowers, from spring to summer, in clusters. Flowers range from single to double. Native to South […]

Pelargonium crispum ( French Lace Geranium )

P. crispum is a shrubby, evergreen perennial with rounded, crinkled, lemon-scented green foliage. Single, pale mauve flowers, are borne in clusters, from summer to fall. Native to South Africa. ‘Variegated Prince Rupert’ has lemon-scented leaves with cream margins. This plant […]

Pelargonium carnosum ( Carnosum Geranium )

P. carnosum is a deciduous, perennial succulent with a swollen stem, and fleshy branches, swollen at the joints. Slightly hairy, gray-green leaves. Clusters of 2 to 8 star-shaped, white to pale yellow-green flowers with red markings bloom from spring to […]

Pelargonium acetosum ( Acetosum Geranium )

Erect, evergreen perennial with succulent stems bearing fleshy, gray-green leaves, sometimes with red margins. Bears clusters of star-shaped, light salmon-pink flowers, up to 1 inch across, with long, narrow petals, from spring to summer. This plant is commonly called a […]

Pelargonium abrotanifolium ( Southernwood Geranium )

Bushy, erect to trailing, evergreen, subshrub. Finely divided, gray-green leaves, smell like southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum). Produces star-shaped, pink or white flowers, 1/2 inch across, from spring to fall. South Africa. This plant is commonly called a geranium, which can be […]