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Every year, I so admired my Aunt's geraniums that bloomed until October in Michigan. She told me that she uses an empty gallon container. She fills the bottom with ammonia then fills to the top with water.
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My father has carried this geranium over the winters for years. It takes a long time to flower and produces geranium flowers, but with mini rose type ends.
Anyone ever seen this before?
Hello ! it is a Pelargonium (= geranium) Apple Blossom Rosebud
The flowers can be pink or white and pink or red like yours which is beautiful.
I am having a terrible time growing geraniums. My leaves start wilting and turn yellow. Am I watering too much or not enough? How much should I fertilize?
Complex issue. Might just be sick plant from nursery. Might be infected ground from last sick plant. Or ground is more like cement than dirt, and water never makes to the roots. Or too porus soil, and water doesn't stick around long enough for roots to take up water.
i don't know why - but my mom always put chicken blood in her geraniums & she kept them thru winter in a spare room
I lost a couple of geranium plants last year by over-watering them. Now I let the soil go 'almost dry'; then give them a good watering. These new plants are getting quite large and full of blooms.
Rosalie
I am having the same problem with two geraniums I received from a friend. I have had a previous geranium die at my hands! Everyone knows I do better with lawyers and weeds than with plants and ministers of religion--- Any help will be appreciated.
Which kind or species, I guess, of geranium(s) have healing qualities for vein issues and depression?
Yes it is true that Geraniums have several medicinal qualities that range from being a topical astringent to restore balance in skin and hair to being a soothing agent in a tea or a bath. Its been said to help with things such as cuts or scrapes, eczema, insomnia and varicose veins and even insect repellent for people and animals.
It is a good astringent and can be applied to the face.
Do you need to cut your geraniums back in the spring, or just leave them alone? This is the first year I have tried to regrow the same pot.
By Bonnie
If you live where the temps get below freezing in the winter, you can bring them inside and do either of these:
(1) Bring the pot inside and put in a window with good light and continue to water them and they will bloom all winter; you can cut them back to 4" but I don't.
I have 5 planter boxes in a row that contain petunias and geraniums. They sit within 5 feet of each other surrounding my pool, getting the same water, fertilizer, and sun. The boxes are starting to rust. This year I gave them new soil, (Miracle Grow Moisture Control). Three of the boxes are doing fabulously, but 2 are spindly, not maturing, and the flowers are smaller in size than when I bought them. I keep looking for bugs, something to key me in as to what is wrong. Any thoughts?
By Nancy
Hi Nancy! Since three of the five are doing nicely, I'm going to assume that you aren't overwatering and that you've already checked that those two containers have adequate drainage, common causes of the 'uglies' on geraniums and petunias
The two containers that aren't doing well may be getting dosed with pool water-are they in the 'splash zone'? The containers may be getting pool water dripped into them, too, if they are placed in an area where swimmer congregate to dry off, queue for the diving board, etc. Or the containers could be getting something dripped into them from an overhanging tree, roof, or other landscape/hardscape feature.
If you can't find the explanation for the failure to thrive in those two containers from the above, the only other thing I can think of is that something in the container is causing the plants to suffer-even if you bought the containers at the same time and all five are identical, it's possible that those two containers came from a different manufacturing lot (or even manufacturer), and something in the coating or materials is not right for plants.
OR it could be the plants themselves-even though petunias and geraniums are considered perennials in most areas, they do have a 'shelf life'. Are the plants in those two containers older than the others? They may simply be running down to the end of their flowering lives.
Can I put pots of geraniums under my spruce trees?
By D H
This is a page about growing geraniums from cuttings. Geraniums are one of the easiest plants to start from cuttings. If you live in a colder area you can take cuttings to overwinter and have a good start on your spring garden.
This is a page about geranium photos. Geraniums can be upright or vining and come in many colors from white through pinks and reds to deep purples.
This is a page about growing scented geranium. These flowers are members of the pelargonium genus which also includes the well known garden geranium. They are prized not for their flowers, but for the delicious aromas of their foliage, including: lemon, mint, rose, and cinnamon to name a few.
