“According to the International Geranium Society, the flowers America most commonly refer to as “geraniums” are not true geraniums at all, but are actually pelargoniums. Both belong to the Geraniaceae family and both are native to South Africa, having been imported to America in the 1700s. They are similar in appearance but have notable differences. By the late 1800s, arborists realized the differences and wanted to call them by separate names, but Europe had already set the trend and refused to change so America followed suit. To this day, pelargoniums are grown and sold globally under the name of geraniums.” To read more click here
10 thoughts on “Day 249: Geraniums”
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Wow. That’s just glorious looking.
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Nature is good at making things look glorious.
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beautiful capture and have a wonderful day, Jackie.
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Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful day too. 🙂
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Lovely colours in your photo and very interesting read too., ”geraniums” are one of the few bedding plants which can survive all our slugs and snails 😉
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I’m so glad you enjoyed my post! 😀
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Gorgeous colour, Jackie. 🙂
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Most geraniums I see are red – it was nice to see these pink ones. 🙂
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Ah well; What’s in a name?
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I guess it depends on who you ask! 😉
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