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06.06.2023 - 21:04 / gardenerspath.com / Kristine Lofgren
How to Plant and Grow Scented Geraniums Pelargonium spp.Get ready to meet a plant that is a true delight to the senses. Scented geraniums taste delicious, smell wonderful, and they look pretty in the garden. They’re truly multi-talented ornamentals.
Also called rose geraniums, sweet geraniums, or old fashioned rose geranium, scented geraniums are beautiful evergreen plants that all have various unique scents to their leaves and blossoms.
Plants can range from low-growing foot-tall specimens to bushy three-feet-tall versions, and they can spread from a foot wide up to eight feet or more. Blossoms can be tiny and plain to large, vibrant, and multi-colored. Some have small or deeply-lobed leaves, while others have large, round leaves.
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The foliage can be solid green or variegated. There are even a few plants with dark red or chocolate-colored splotches down the center of the leaves.
While they vary in appearance, they all like the same conditions: warm, sunny, and somewhat dry.
I think it’s a real shame that these marvelous plants have fallen to the wayside as their more famous cousins have gained in popularity. If you agree and want to learn more, here’s what we’ll chat about in the coming article:
Let’s get this pelargonium party started!
What Are Scented Geraniums?“Scented geranium” is used as a catch-all term for plants in the Pelargonium genus that have scented leaves and/or flowers.
These species and cultivars typically have smaller leaves and flowers than those of the garden geranium (P. x hortorum).
To illustrate, the plant on the right in this photo below is a zonal geranium, while the one on the left is a
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