Geranium Flower Characteristics. Scented geraniums are often used for fragrance while geranium oil from the leaves of common geraniums has been used in poultices for help heal wounds. Aug 24 2020 If keeping geraniums as houseplants be sure to bring them indoors in late summer or early fall when nighttime temperatures start to regularly dip below 55F 13C.
Most of the cultivated species are hybrids. You can grow them from seeds or purchase established plants. Healthy leaves will have no discoloration on or below them and stems will be sturdy not straggly.
Aug 24 2020 If keeping geraniums as houseplants be sure to bring them indoors in late summer or early fall when nighttime temperatures start to regularly dip below 55F 13C.
Scented geraniums are often used for fragrance while geranium oil from the leaves of common geraniums has been used in poultices for help heal wounds. In 1773 Johann Jacob Dilenius introduced the name pelargonium Greek word from stork to distinguish these flowers from the real geraniums. Scented geraniums are often used for fragrance while geranium oil from the leaves of common geraniums has been used in poultices for help heal wounds. Feb 19 2016 Zonal geraniums are grown from cuttings only and have been heavily bred for traits like bigger and longer-lasting blooms sterility so that the plants dont waste energy on making seeds and overall vigor and disease resistance.