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The pelargonium is often mistaken for, and sometimes even mislabeled in home centers as a geranium.
It’s related but it most definitely is not a geranium. I grow these flowers in the summer – putting them in my hanging baskets, pots, and window boxes.
The flowers come in many different colours and they bloom on stiff stalks. As the blooms on the stalk fade the stalk dies off and dries up. I regularly cut out the dead and dying stocks in order to make the Pelargoniums bloom a little bit faster.
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Ah, the Pelargonium is a very classic flower and also easy maintained I think. Very rewarding to grow.
I’ve had incredible magnificent ones sometimes that has covered a lot of space in no time.
They respond so well to nourishment, so it’s easy to get them to bloom and bloom.
The leaves on that plant look very much like a geranium – I can see why it would be confused!
So… how do you tell the difference? I think what I have are geraniums….
I guess I’ll just call them what i always do… weeds 😉 (I didn’t plant them, and they kinda annoy me)
One of my GTS posts was about this confusion. I’m not sure if mine is a geranium or not, but it looks like yours, except pink. I love how the blooms hang down and then straighten up into beautiful flowers.
I must admit, I always thought thy were the same plant.
There’s my new knowledge for the day 😉