Re: Mystery plant (geranium, Johnson's Blue?)
Jeanne wrote:
>Everyone put on your thinking caps.
>A year ago last fall, I bought 2 plants that were
>labeled "Geranium, Johnson's blue". Last summer,
>their first year in my garden, they did not bloom at
>all, although they had plenty of foliage. This year
>one of them is doing beautifully, the other looks good
>but no flowers yet. The problem is that I'm not sure
>that the label was correct because the foliage doesn't
>look right. The flowers are purple and grow all uup
>and down the stalk. The leaves are fuzzy and are
>shaped like elo-o-ongated hearts. I have clicked on
>several web sites but have yet to find one that gives
>a clear picture of the foliage. What I am able to
>make out looks nothing like mine so I'm thinking that
>the plants were mislabeled. Whatever they are, I love
>them. The flowers are lovely and last forever.
>If any of you have Geranium Johnson's blue in your
>garden, can I hear from you a description of the
>leaves. Or if anyone knows a web site that gives a
>good picture of the foliage, that would help too.
If this helps at all, you could have a look at the photos in the Hardy
Geranium section of my website, you might spot it there:-
http://www.maigold.co.uk/geran.htm
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Graham Leatherbarrow.
Graham's Paradise Garden (Stockport, Cheshire)
http://www.maigold.co.uk
Home of the 'Town Gardens' Web Ring
and the 'Urban Wildlife' Web Ring
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