Re: Plant identification?

Don't know which geranium the first one is, Richard, but the second one looks like Geranium  maderense, Madeira cranesbill. 

This biennial stands on tall stems with the color and thickness of red licorice.  The plant topped in big, green leaves.  The bloom is an inflorescence of small, pink flowers that, together, look like a big, pink hydrangea bloom.  The plant can grow two to three feet tall, and the overall effect is something you'd see in a Dr. Seuss book.  

Reseeds freely and does really well in dry shade.

Its in my book, California Gardener's Guide vII.

Here are URLS for some photos of flowers from flickr (not mine)

Nan

On Jan 30, 2011, at 5:38 PM, Richard Starkeson wrote:

Can anyone identyfy these two Geranium-like plants?

#1 - Grows almost like a groundcover, slowling srpeading by rhizomes - about 15 cm high; flowers whitw/pink, about 2 cm across
Photo at:   http://www.flickr.com/photos/59009901@N08/5402556043/


#1 - get very large leaves - larger as plant gets larger -u pto a foot across -Can't remember what flower looks like; reseeds prolifically
 Photo at:    http://www.flickr.com/photos/59009901@N08/5403154950/

Richard Starkeson
San Francisco, California

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