RE: More Hardy geraniums

According to a garden friend, 'Brookside' blooms longer than Johnson.  I
have both, but got 'Brookside' later last year.  It did seem to bloom a very
long time and was sporadic through fall.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: maridube@teleport.com [m*@teleport.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 11:43 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: More Hardy geraniums
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com > [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
> Behalf Of Meum71@aol.com
> Sent:	Friday, January 19, 2001 12:46 AM
> To:	perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject:	Re: Hardy geraniums
> > > A plant that looks good but takes up a lot of space is G. > 'Johnson's Blue'
> Have not found a good way to sell them yet at the farmers > market-In the one
> gallon cans they grow 2-3 feet long stems that flop all > over-never looks
> good
> on display.  Interestingly, Johnson's Blue continues to  > generate the most
> interest, probably because the name is the most well-known.  > There certainly
> are better blues in my estimation.  I am very fond of G. > himalayense, a very
> good blue with nice black anthers and if sheered after the > first flush of
> bloom, it will repeat off and on through the season.
> > I like G. sanguineum "New Hampshire Purple" very much yes, a > good bloomer
> and carefree. and I have a few
> 'Philippe Vapella' that have done well, hoping this will be a > good year for
> flower production now that the tree that was growing over > them has been
> removed. It is a hybrid between renardii and platypetalum. > With puplish-blue
> flowers and darker blue veins I think renardii and its > hybrids have far and
> away the prettiest foliage.  Renardii flowers aren't anything > to write home
> about (white with purple veins) but it is evergreen in my > climate - a real
> plus.
> > A new one from last year was a plant sold to me as G. > 'Brookside' but is
> really a plant called 'Nimbus' Great geranium with a very > long blooming
> period from mid spring till mid summer.  Nice blue color with a small
> lighter
> center. Attractive foliage that stays neat and tidy.  Plants > grow 15 - 24
> inches tall.
> 	Another very popular one here is G. 'Victor Reiter' > strain (nice burgundy
> leaves) and the newer, darker 'Night Reiter'.
> However because they are seed grown the darkness of the > leaves is quite
> variable.  They tend to be rather short lived for me - 3 or 4 seasons.
> > 	I bought a new-to-me Geranium 2 years ago just because > I couldn't pronounce
> the name G. wlassovianum (still can't) and I was curious.  It > has turned out
> to be a very good blue repeat bloomer with a nicely incised leaf.
> > 	For shade, I like all the G. phaeums - 'Lily Lovell' > (purple with a white
> eye), 'Langthorn Blue' (pale mauve-blue with white eye), > 'Samobor' ( purple
> flower, nice dark purple blotch on the leaf).
> > 	Actually, there is only one Geranium that I don't want > in my garden and
> that is 'Herb Robert' - its got to be right up there with > Dandylions and
> Crabgrass!   Yikes!!
> > 	What companion plants are we all growing with the hardy > Geraniums?  Does
> anybody use them in containers?
> > Marilyn
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