Quantock Perfection - a stunning Angel Pelargonium
Angel Perlargonium "Quantock Perfection"Isn't this a gorgeous flower? Beautiful frilled dark pink upper petals and paler lower petals, "Quantock Perfection" is a stunning Angel Perlargonium and one...
View ArticleSimple Sister - Angel Pelargonium
Simple Sister - Angel PelargoniumWhen this Angel Pelargonium is in flower in my greenhouse, it always makes me smile. And they just seem to smile back. The flower are small and single, very...
View ArticleSILVER GLITTER - MINIATURE BI-COLOURED STELLAR
Silver Glitter - miniature bi-coloured stellar"Silver Glitter" is a miniature silver bi coloured stellar pelargonium with double white flowers which are speckled and splashed with bright red. This...
View ArticleDWARF PELARGONIUM 'CLAYDON'
"Claydon" - dwarf zonal pelargoniumHybridised by the late Ray Bidwell of Suffolk, "Claydon" is a compact dwarf zonal pelargonium with double lilac pink flowers and dark leaves with a darker zone. Ray...
View ArticleRegal Pelargonium "Aztec"
"Aztec" Regal PelargoniumIntroduced by Wm. E. Schmidt in 1962, the regal perlargonium "Aztec" flowers profusely and has a compact and self-branching habit, making it a popular choice still today for...
View Article"Bell" Ernie Oliver - dwarf zonal pelargonium
"Bell" Ernie OliverIntroduced in 2012 by Gosbrook Pelargoniums and hybridised by Steve Pollard. A dwarf zonal pelargonium, ‘Bell’ Ernie Oliver has beautiful deep rose pink flowers above gold leaves...
View ArticleFrou Frou - Miniature Zonal Pelargonium - and visit to Belgium
'Frou Frou' - miniature zonal pelargonium'Frou Frou' is a miniature zonal pelargonium with pretty semi-double flowers of red and small well zoned green leaves. 'Frou Frou' was given to me by the...
View ArticlePrincess Alexandra - a bi-coloured zonal - and Farnborough Pelargonium Show
"Princess Alexandra" - bi-coloured zonal pelargoniumThis week’s pelargonium is the bi-coloured zonal, Princess Alexandra. A stunning coloured double flower of brightest pink which contracts well...
View ArticlePAGS Annual Show
The National Pelargonium & Geranium Society held their National Show at Capel Manor Gardens in Enfield, Middlesex earlier this month. It was a smaller than usual show. The difficult weather...
View ArticleMini Czech and visit to the National Collection of Pelargoniums
Mini Czech - dwarf zonal pelargoniumWhen I visited Michiel's Fuchsia & Pelargonium Nursery nursery in Belgium earlier this year (see my post on 21st May) I spotted the dwarf zonal pelargonium...
View ArticleSouth African Sun - gold leaf dwarf zonal pelargonium and a visit to the...
'South African Sun" Gold leaf dwarf zonal pelargonium"South African Sun" just has to be the brightest pelargonium around. Beautiful bright red double flowers topping gold coloured leaves without a...
View ArticlePelargonium Elmsett - Dwarf gold leaf variety
Dwarf Pelargonium "Elmsett"With double pale pink flowers spotted and splashed with a light red against gold zoned leaves, Pelargonium "Elmsett" is a dwarf type pelargonium. Introduced some 30 years...
View ArticleDeacon Birthday - dwarf zonal pelargonium
Just one of twenty-six in the Deacon series by The Rev'd. Stanley Stringer of Suffolk in the 1970's. They were produced from crosses between ivy-leaf pelargoniums and miniature pelargoniums and...
View ArticleVectis Finery -Stellar pelargonium
'Vectis Finery' - Stellar pelargoniumAnother pelargonium by the late Brian West. 'Vectis Finery' is a stellar pelargonium with double spikey pink flowers. It is a cross between Chelsea Star and...
View ArticleBlack Prince, Regal Pelargonium & visit to Australia
Regal Pelargonium Black Prince has the darkest flowers and is one that is always asked about when RHS Wisley have their Pelargonium show in May each year. They are always surprised to know that it is...
View ArticleDUNCAN EAGLES - ZONAL PELARGONIUM & AUSTRALIA VISIT
'Duncan Eagles' - zonal pelargonium'Duncan Eagles' is a basic zonal pelargonium with pink petals and, unusually, red spots and splashes and has green leaves. This is another pelargonium raised by the...
View ArticleDwarf Zonal Pelargonium "Ben Nevis" and another Australian Pelargonium nursery
Ben Nevis - Dwarf Zonal"Ben Nevis"" is a double white flowered dwarf zonal pelargonium and is unusual in that it has a slight green tinge when the buds are opening. Once fully opened, there is no hint...
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