Growing Geraniums

How to Grow and Care for Geraniums

Growing geraniums. How to grow and care for geraniums in the garden. Planting geraniums in containers. About the care of all types of geraniums.

The fuzzy foliage ranges from soft green to dark red. And there are variegated geraniums with leaves edged in white or yellow or zoned with red bands.

The scented geranium can be used in cooking and there are varieties which have medicinal uses.

Planting Geraniums

The spacing will depend upon the types of geraniums you are planting.

Growing Geraniums Outdoors

Don't let the soil dry out or become soggy. Plants of the Pelargonium genus will not endure wet feet.

Feed the plants every 2-4 weeks during warm weather.

When growing geraniums indoors or outdoors it will be necessary to pinch the tips out regularly to make the plants bushy.

Growing Geraniums in Containers Indoors

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Because cold, wet soil is lethal to the plant Pelargonium, pot culture is ideal. Plants can spend the summer outdoors and be overwintered indoors or you can grow them indoors year round.

Variegated geraniums make especially attractive container gardening subjects.

Climbing geraniums will trail over the edges of large pots and will bring the outdoors in when planted in a wall-hung container. This is a good way to cover a damaged area on a wall or to dress up a plain one.

Make sure the potting mix is loose enough to drain quickly. Water the plants regularly. Keep them a bit drier during the winter.

Give all types of geraniums growing indoors as much light as possible to promote blooming.

Grow potted geraniums in sun room or out on your porch for best health and bloom.

When promoting blooming in geraniums growing in containers, feed them every 2 weeks with a water soluble fertilizer.

Keep the room the plants live in well ventilated to deter insect pests.

Perennial Geraniums

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All types are tender perennials. They will often live through a zone 9a winter if planted in a protected spot. In zones 9b-11 they will return year after year and grow into 5 foot tall bushes.

The Cranesbills are a group of truly perennial geraniums (into zone 5). The Cranesbill Geranium is not a Pelargonium like the other plants described on this page but a true Geranium.

Geranium - Hardy Collection I - $43.63 The Hardy Geranium Collection I contains the following six varieties; 'Birch Double', 'Johnson's Blue', 'Orion', 'Patricia', 'platypetalum' and 'sanguineum Striatum'. They prefers moist, well-drained soil and will also tolerate periods of drought once established. They will grow in full sun or part shade. Hardy Geraniums continue to gain popularity among gardeners who are looking for low-maintenance plants and can be used as borders, a ground cover, or planted in containers. Not only do they produce lovely flowers in a wide variety of colors, but they also have varied habits and are fast growing geraniums in almost any climate.

Pruning Geraniums

Propagating and pruning geraniums. How to propagate, pinch and prune geraniums. Propagate geraniums from seeds. Cutting back and rooting geraniums.

Winterizing and Saving Geraniums

Winterizing and saving geraniums over the winter. How to overwinter zonal and other types of geraniums. Pelargonium x hortorum winter storage and care.

Ivy Geraniums

Ivy geraniums. Climbing, ivy leaf geraniums. Best container gardening geraniums. Pelargonium peltatum. Tips for growing potted, ivy leaved, hanging geraniums.

Zonal Geraniums

About types of zonal geraniums, Pelargonium x hortorum, garden geraniums. Geranium Pelargonium.

Pelargonium Domesticum

Pelargonium domesticum, regal or Martha Washington Geraniums. Sometimes called Lady Washington regal Pelargoniums.

White Geraniums

White geraniums. The problem with growing geraniums with white blooms. Plant Pelargonium x hortorum info.

Cranesbill Geranium

The Cranesbill Geranium is a true Geranium unlike most of the plants which are called by this name but are actually of the genus Pelargonium. Geranium Cranesbill are blue perennial geraniums. There are other colors as well.

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Hardy Everblooming Geranium Bargain Bag Versatile plants are truly effective in borders or as ground cover plantings, in a woodland setting or wild garden!

Hardy Geranium Collection These perennial garden plants make gardening easy with their beautiful blooms and trailing habit.

Geranium Espresso Blooms appear for nearly two months atop large, deeply cut dark brown foliage. Flowers grow 1-1/2" wide from late spring until midsummer, attracting butterflies.

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