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Article: : Gardening: Plant of the week: Geranium.(Features)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- June 22, 2002
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Byline: Peter Surridge
IN this Plant of the Week series, I have already focused on one kind of geranium - the popular and colourful pelargonium which fills summer borders, hanging baskets and patio pots with clusters of brilliant red, white or pink blossoms.
There's another kind, the true geranium. Although both are members of the broad geranium family, which includes nasturtiums, oxalis and many other flowers, the species known as geranium is different in several significant ways for gardeners. It is less spectacular but more delicate in appearance, includes blue and purple varieties, tolerates shade and requires little care and attention. Most ...