Scented Leaf Pelargonium 'Imperial Butterfly' and an award
Imperial ButterflyFor growers of pelargoniums, 'Imperial Butterfly' is one of the best. It has large white blooms with maroon feathering on all petals. The leaves have a slight lemon scent and is...
View ArticleMiniature zonal pelargonium "Baby Brocade"
Miniature zonal pelargonium "Baby Brocade""Baby Brocade" has the most delicious soft pink petals which shade to a white centre on semi-double flowers.It was introduced in the USA in 1975. This one...
View ArticleRoyal Sovereign - A Zonal Pelargonium to celebrate the Royal Diamond Jubilee
Dwarf zonal pelargonium "Royal Sovereign""Royal Sovereign" is the only pelargonium I can find in my collection that fits in with the special occasion we in the UK have been celebrating this weekend -...
View ArticleMiniature hybrid Ivy Leaf Pelargonium - Little Perky
I have had "Little Perky" in my collection since I was given a cutting in 2005. To say it is difficult is a bit of an understatement. It has rarely flowered for me, and just sits quietly in the...
View ArticleThe National Pelargonium Show 16th June 2012
Above is a photo of the childrens Section up to 7 years of age.All were give a cutting of PAC Octavia Hill to grow on.This is the second prize winner - well done!Ivy Leaf Crocketta - or CrocodileAngel...
View ArticleOccold Shield - A Cascade pelargonium & a visit to Wisley
P. Occold ShieldOne of the brightest pelargoniums in my conservatory just now is Occold Shield, a dwarf plant with bright orange/red semi double flowers and bright gold leaves that have a large dark...
View ArticleMont Blanc - Silver bi-colour zonal Pelargonium and pelargoniums in South Korea
This is a very cool looking Pelargonium - it certainly lives up to its namesake in the Alps.Mont Blanc is a silver leaf bi-colour zonal Pelargonium with white single flowers. Alan Shellard introduced...
View ArticleSammi Brougham - silver bi-colour zonal & an unknown zonal from France
Silver bi-coloured zonal "Sammi Brougham"Dwarf bi-coloured zonal pelargonium Sammi Brougham is a single white with red speckles. The leaves are silver bi-coloured and the white edge is fairly wide,...
View ArticleKelly Brougham - miniature stellar Pelargonium, & a mystery solved
Stellar pelargonium Kelly BroughamPelargonium 'Kelly Brougham' is another of Brian West's raisings, but it is totally different from the single zonal type 'Sammi Brougham' which I wrote about last...
View ArticleJAKE MOSS - ZONAL PELARGONIUM
Pelargonium Jake MossReleased only this year through Gosbrook Pelargoniums, and hybridised by Steve Pollard, Pelargonium Jake Moss is a basic zonal which makes a compact plant. The flowers are single...
View ArticleCHARITY - A SCENTED LEAF PELARGONIUM
Scented leaf pelargonium "Charity"Scented leaf pelargoniums don't all have spectacular flowers, or leaves. In the main it is their scent that is the attraction. On a cold winter morning in the...
View ArticleJacqui Caws - Dwarf Zonal Pelargonium
Dwarf Zonal Pelargonium "Jacqui Caws"I wish I had a photograph to show you of a whole plant of this in bloom. It is quite beautiful with the pink and white double flowers. "Jacqui Caws" is a Dwarf...
View ArticleVectis Embers - dwarf bi-coloured zonal pelargonium
Dwarf bi coloured zonal "Vectis Embers"A really attractive dwarf zonal with spotted red petals on white, which contrast nicely with the green and white bi-coloured leaves. Pelargonium "Vectis Embers"...
View ArticleRegal Pelargonium "Glowing Ember"
Regal Pelargonium "Glowing Ember"Hybridised in Australia by the late Ted Both, and introduced in 1959, "Glowing Ember" is a regal type pelargonium with a compact growth habit. The flowers are a rich...
View ArticleAngel Pelargonium "Michael"
Hybridised by Jay Kapac of California, U.S.A. and introduced in 2000, the angel pelargonium “Michael” is one of my favourites. With a dark, almost black, centre merging to a burgundy wine colour...
View Article“MARMALADE” – MINIATURE ZONAL PELARGONIUM
Miniature zonal pelargonium "Marmalade"This delightful miniature zonal pelargonium was introduced in the USA by Frances Hartsook in 1960. The plant is aptly named “Marmalade” and has double orange...
View Article“COURTNEY WATSON” BI-COLOURED ZONAL PELARGONIUM
Bi-coloured zonal pelargonium "Courtney Watson"This has to be one of the prettiest pelargoniums - I just love the colours. Hybridised by that amazing Pelargonium hybridiser, the late Brian West,...
View ArticleBoth's Snowflake - a scented pelargonium
"Both's Snowflake" Scented pelargoniumLooking through my Pelargonium photographs for something ‘seasonal’ I came across “Both’s Snowflake”. It fits the bill don’t you think with all the snow we have...
View ArticlePelargonium grandiflorum
Pelargonium grandiflorumAlthough a shrubby and straggling plant, P. grandiflorum has attractive and unusual flowers. The upper petals are large and can vary in colour from a creamy-white to pink, or...
View ArticleDibbinsdale - Dwarf zonal pelargonium
Dwarf Zonal pelargonium "Dibbinsdale"Hybridised by Ken Lea, UK, "Dibbinsdale" was introduced about 1962. "Dibbinsdale" is a beautiful dwarf zonal pelargonium with double deep pink flowers. One of...
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