Re: Plant identification?

Hi Richard -

You've gotten the correct ID on your first Geranium species.

The second does look like an immature plant of G. maderense, but I
suspect that it may be a one of two closely related species - G.
canariense or G. palmatum.  I find it has to tell these two species
apart - both produce leaves like your specimen that can become 6-10
inches in diameter and occasional to regular sprays of small flowers
hovering atop the foliage mass.

The true G. madarense has leaves that eventually become much larger.
It remains a large leafy clump for a year or two, then dramatically
puts forth a tremendous tower of thousands of flowers (which is
ultimately the end of the plant).  This dramatic species has become
very popular of late and Annies Annuals has even occasionally offered
a white form of this species.

Each of these Altantic Island species in interesting in having a very
minimal root system, hardly capable ot keep the plant erect - this
task is delegated to the spent leaf stalks will recurve down to form a
cone of 'stilts' that help support the plant!  So don't be overly
fussy about removing all the dead foliage (otherwise your plant may
fall over).

SeÃn O.
http://about.me/seanaohara


On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Richard Starkeson
<rstarkesonmed@gmail.com> 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:ÂÂ 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
> ÂPhoto at:ÂÂÂ http://www.flickr.com/photos/59009901@N08/5403154950/
>
> Richard Starkeson
> San Francisco, California
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