Geraniums and pelargoniums are two distinct genera in the plant family Geraniaceae. The differences in the flower parts separate the two genera. They are often mislabeled in plant nurseries. Ivy ...

Geraniums and pelargoniums are easy-to-grow perennials familiar to most gardeners but often confused with one another. While both are in the geranium family, the most common plants sold as geraniums ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Somewhere along the line, almost all of us have come across and recognize geraniums — or what we think are geraniums. The fleshy-leafed plants, with their long flower stalks and ...

Think Granny's geraniums are tame? Ask Robin Parer, who's tracked them through leech-infested Australian swamps, Andean llama pastures and a Maui volcano - dormant, but not your average flowerpot.

I went shopping for some geraniums and came home with pelargoniums. The labels read "geraniums." But an illustrated guide about the geraniaceae botanical family identified them as "pelargoniums." What ...

Geranium and pelargonium are two distinct genera in the plant family Geraniaceae. The differences in the flower parts separate the two genera. They are often mislabeled in plant nurseries. “Ivy ...

IHAD been pondering the fact that for 12 complete months we have enjoyed the constant indoor flowering of pelargoniums. They are the ideal plant for the old or house-bound, I decided, because hundreds ...

You know that beautiful pot of geraniums with the gorgeous red blooms you have growing alongside your deck? We hate to tell you this, but those aren't geraniums. Neither are the ones on the hillside ...

At first mention of the word geranium, I imagine most of us picture a red-flowered annual. Technically speaking though, what we commonly refer to as a geranium is a member of the genus Pelargonium.

1. They are fat, fleshy, pungent smelling unless they’re scented with whiffs of citrus, chocolate, rose or mint. They bloom red, pink, white and purple and all variations of these. The leaves are ...

YOU KNOW that beautiful pot of geraniums with the gorgeous red blooms you have growing alongside your deck? We hate to tell you this, but those aren’t geraniums. Neither are the ones on the hillside ...