Besides the Roses and Lilies, another favorite flower is the geraniums.
These guys are the best bloomers spring thru fall.
Most people pick up geraniums at a local garden center, and they are tender annuals in the hot colors.
The geraniums that are scented are also an annual plant.
Both of these are from South Africa and are tropical plants, but are grown here during the summer
for their blooms and scents.
The true geraniums have a totally different look. They aren't the hot colors, instead, they are cooler colors, ie, blues, violets and white. They are hardy and survive the winters to re bloom again in early spring. I find them growing wild in the woods. They like the shade and look fabulous growing under roses.
They bloom early in the Spring and again in late summer and thru the fall.
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A true blue hardy geranium
still blooming after a few light frosts
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So, if your looking for a hardy bloomer look for the true geraniums with names such as:
Rozanne, Johnson's blue and apple blossom.
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The common annual geraniums
add a splash of color
out in the garden
or placed in pots on the porch
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These common ones are great
for color all spring thru fall.
They can be held over thru
the winter in the house or garage
and placed outside again in the
Spring for another year of big blooms.
No need to keep buying them
every year. They are also very
easy to propagate, just stick a stem
into moist dirt and keep in the shade
until new roots grow and you've got
another annual geranium to enjoy
year after year. :)
