Re: Geranium/

In a message dated 3/12/02 1:47:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
mygarden@easystreet.com writes:

<< G. cinerium and hybrids are small leafed, short and compact.  Best looking
 is either 'Lawrence Flatman' (zone 5) or 'Ballerina' (zone 7-8) both are
 10",  pink with very prominent purple veins (in fact I can't tell them
 apart).  G. cinerium subcaulescens - hot magenta with a black eye - is a
 real cutie at 4-6".  All repeat bloom.
 I grow G. renardii mostly for its beautiful scalloped, quilted soft gray
 green foliage.  Large white flowers with thin violet veins.  10", compact
 and "pettable", people ask about it and ask for it.  (zone 5).
 I have never divided mine and they look great.  All are great for rockeries
 and seem to perform equally well in sun or part shade. >>

Thanks, Marilyn.  I have Ballerina and can tell all that it is hardy under 
rock garden conditions in zone 4.  It is compact and long flowering here.  It 
is the best one that I have grown.  I'll look for other cineriums.  It seems 
the list grows longer every year.

I also have Renardi and it is hardy, two or three years, maybe the weather 
has been different.  Renardi makes it over the winter unprotected growing in 
a stone wall and that may be what is necessary.  I used to put it in the cold 
frame but now I let it grow in the open and so far..........

The weather may go back to being way below zero one day and kill half the 
garden.  We have had no weather below zero this year and very little below 20 
degrees.  There has been little snow but quite a lot of wind.  Hard to 
believe it is upstate NY.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4 

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