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Angel Pelargonium "Darmsden"
Angel Pelargonium "Darmsden" raised by Ray Bidwell and introduced before 1983. I don't grow many Angel Pelargoniums and this is one I photographed in the National Collection of Pelargoniums at Fibrex...
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Scented Pelargonium "Welling" and trip to Sweden
"Welling" Scented leaf pelargoniumI grow "Welling" in a large pot outside in the summer. As she grows quite large she is ideally suited to this with her large cerise-pink flowers with dark feathering...
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Gold leaf Stellar Pelargonium "Staplers"
Gold leaf Stellar pelargonium "Staplers"My friend Anne in Sweden gave me this a couple of years ago and it flowered for the first time last year. It really is very attractive. Raised by Brian West,...
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Regal Pelargonium "Anne Hoystead"
The dark red upper petals and slightly deeper red lower petals of regal pelargonium "Anne Hoystead" look stunning with the sun shining on them. "Anne Hoystead" was raised in Australia in 1982 by...
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Zonal Pelargonium "Carmel" - and my method of taking cuttings
"Carmel" zonal pelargonium There are two zonal pelargoniums named "Carmel" in the International Pelargonium Register. This one was introduced by Schmidt in the USA before 1939 and is a sport from...
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PAGS Annual Show 2019
PAGS Annual Show 2019My friend Anne, from Sweden, and I were invited to stay for the weekend at Fibrex Nurseries, where the Pelargonium & Geranium Society (PAGS) were once again holding their...
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Angel Pelargonium "Sarah Don" and gathering pelargonium seed.
"Sarah Don" Angel pelargonium I have just replaced this in my collection. It was one I had several years ago and lost, but I spotted it at Fibrex Nurseries earlier this year. Although I now have few...
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Miniature tri-coloured pelargonium "Excalibur"& seedlings update.
This tri-colour miniature zonal pelargonium was raised by Stan Rawlings and introduced several years ago. The salmon coloured single flowers are almost primitive in appearance, but the foliage more...
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Species pelargonium P. mutans
P. mutansOne unusual pelargonium I have is P. mutans. It is a sprawling plant, but quite mannerly. The flowers are palest pink to cream and quite small. The leaves are light green with a tan...
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Zonal Pelargonium "Sammi Brougham"
Sammi BroughamThis is another superb pelargonium raised by the late BrianWest. "Sammi Brougham" is a silver bi-coloured leaf single pelargonium with red and white speckled and splashed petals. It is...
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Dwarf Zonal Pelargonium "Diane Louise"
Raised by the late well known Brian West, Diane Louise was introduced in the UK by Denmead Nurseries. I cannot find which year. This is across between Holly West, a zonal, and Golden Glitter, a...
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"Stenbury" Miniature tri-coloured leaf zonal
The miniature tri-coloured zonal "Stenbury" was raised by the late Brian West and introduced through Denmead Nursery. The leaves are tri-coloured and unusual in that they are not bright, but 'dusky....
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"Downlands" - Dwarf zonal pelargonium
This stunning flower stopped me in my tracks one morning recently when I enterered the greenhouse. It is much paler than I expected but so beautiful. Palest pink flowers, which darken as the flower...
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"Charmay Baccarole" - Angel Pelargonium
I have had this in my collection for several years now. As many of you know, I m not a great fan of Angel Pelargoniums (or Regals), but I do like this one, so it has a place in the greenhouse....
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Jeannie Hunt - zonal pelargonium
Zonal pelargonium "Jeannie Hunt"Raised in the UK by Hunt, and released in 2004. This dwarf pelargonium has soft pink double flowers. The leaves are gold with a darker zone. The leaves in my photo do...
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