Hardy Geraniums: Amazing Perennials with Up to 4 Seasons of Interest!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Lisa
Lol. who's brave enough to tell Laura she's color blind when it comes to blue? Guess I am. Purple, dear, everything you call blue is purple in flowers. With the exception of maybe a few of those violas. And the blue in the trees and greenery. it's a silver green. I grew up in Colorado, and every blue spruce was silver - not blue. I'm not sure why the plant world insist on calling things that are not blue - blue. It's a rare thing to find a true blue flower, I think it should be used as rarely as it's found to keep their significance, myself. But that's me. I don't mind your bluing up purple. but those flowers you call blue are purple/lavender. I really do wish the rarity of blue in foliage was kept rare by not calling purples blue is all.
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Lol. who's brave enough to tell Laura she's color blind when it comes to blue? Guess I am. Purple, dear, everything you call blue is purple in flowers. With the exception of maybe a few of those violas. And the blue in the trees and greenery. it's a silver green. I grew up in Colorado, and every blue spruce was silver - not blue. I'm not sure why the plant world insist on calling things that are not blue - blue. It's a rare thing to find a true blue flower, I think it should be used as rarely as it's found to keep their significance, myself. But that's me. I don't mind your bluing up purple. but those flowers you call blue are purple/lavender. I really do wish the rarity of blue in foliage was kept rare by not calling purples blue is all.
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CritterGirl
We love hardy geraniums at our house. I have no idea how many varieties we have, sized from a tiny one about 3 inches tall to some 3-4 feet tall. Have had great success with using them in containers, when they can provide their year round interest. We dont cut ours to the ground, just thin those in containers if they are choking other perennials out (like betony, etc) Just this week I was just enjoying two tall varieties that were planted beside each other along a narrow path. Being able to enjoy the differences in their bloom color etc side by side was a bonus not possible when planted far apart. Sure glad you have room for a huge collection!
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We love hardy geraniums at our house. I have no idea how many varieties we have, sized from a tiny one about 3 inches tall to some 3-4 feet tall. Have had great success with using them in containers, when they can provide their year round interest. We dont cut ours to the ground, just thin those in containers if they are choking other perennials out (like betony, etc) Just this week I was just enjoying two tall varieties that were planted beside each other along a narrow path. Being able to enjoy the differences in their bloom color etc side by side was a bonus not possible when planted far apart. Sure glad you have room for a huge collection!
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Tonya
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Hi Laura. I have a question. Im in zone 9b Lousiana. Last year my Verbenna Superbena did awesome, but this year they are struggling and some of my plants have died. The only thing different is I watered them almost daily last year, but they were in pots. This year they are in flower beds mostly and are struggling. The ones in pots are doing great. I water them every 3 to 4 days this year. They also are perennial in our area.
What do you think could be the issue with the ones in the beds?
Your flowers are so beautiful. I love wayltching your videos and I learn alot from yall.
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Hi Laura. I have a question. Im in zone 9b Lousiana. Last year my Verbenna Superbena did awesome, but this year they are struggling and some of my plants have died. The only thing different is I watered them almost daily last year, but they were in pots. This year they are in flower beds mostly and are struggling. The ones in pots are doing great. I water them every 3 to 4 days this year. They also are perennial in our area.
What do you think could be the issue with the ones in the beds?
Your flowers are so beautiful. I love wayltching your videos and I learn alot from yall.
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Patricia
My sister turned me on to perennial geraniums and I love them, but I have a trick I learned this year that I'd like to share. I moved last September and had 3 geraniums in a pot on my front porch. A neighbor told me at the end of the season to pull them up, shake off all the dirt, and then put them in a cardboard box in the garage or basement (I put mine in the basement) and then replant them in the spring. I did and IT WORKED! Squirrels uprooted one twice, but I finally stuck it in far enough to discourage them and all 3 are thriving and blooming. I'll never buy geraniums again.
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My sister turned me on to perennial geraniums and I love them, but I have a trick I learned this year that I'd like to share. I moved last September and had 3 geraniums in a pot on my front porch. A neighbor told me at the end of the season to pull them up, shake off all the dirt, and then put them in a cardboard box in the garage or basement (I put mine in the basement) and then replant them in the spring. I did and IT WORKED! Squirrels uprooted one twice, but I finally stuck it in far enough to discourage them and all 3 are thriving and blooming. I'll never buy geraniums again.
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Mary
Ive got 4 varieties of hardy geranium in my yard. I think you would love the leaves on my most recent acquisition: the Mourning Widow cranesbill geranium. It produces almost burgundy flowers in late May to early June. The leaves, however, are the reason I had to grab it! They are the familiar shape of a hardy geranium in green with a chocolate chevron pattern. Very Striking! So, the plant is gorgeous when blooming but also of interest when not in flower. My hardy geraniums do well in part sun, but do not like full shade!
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Ive got 4 varieties of hardy geranium in my yard. I think you would love the leaves on my most recent acquisition: the Mourning Widow cranesbill geranium. It produces almost burgundy flowers in late May to early June. The leaves, however, are the reason I had to grab it! They are the familiar shape of a hardy geranium in green with a chocolate chevron pattern. Very Striking! So, the plant is gorgeous when blooming but also of interest when not in flower. My hardy geraniums do well in part sun, but do not like full shade!
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Rita
I simply love the Rozanne geranium. I planted some next to my PW Little Limelight hydrangeas and my Happy Returns daylilies and let the geraniums grow up and through them. The colours play well against each other, and these geraniums bloom non-stop throughout the summer. Im in zone 5 (Ontario, Canada) and have used them in full sun to partial shade. They always perform very well! Sometimes too well, and I have to shear them back into a more manageable shape, not that Im complaining about that: )
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I simply love the Rozanne geranium. I planted some next to my PW Little Limelight hydrangeas and my Happy Returns daylilies and let the geraniums grow up and through them. The colours play well against each other, and these geraniums bloom non-stop throughout the summer. Im in zone 5 (Ontario, Canada) and have used them in full sun to partial shade. They always perform very well! Sometimes too well, and I have to shear them back into a more manageable shape, not that Im complaining about that: )
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Barbara
Ive had a few varieties of geraniums, both ground cover and tall ones. I dont think I bought any of them but were gifted them from friends. Its such a hardy plant that it bounced right back after I had to roll my gorilla cart over it multiple times. It does spread slowly but isnt hard to control. I find it does respect plants close by but it will grow around them. What I think is the most value is the lovely foliage which is unique.
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Ive had a few varieties of geraniums, both ground cover and tall ones. I dont think I bought any of them but were gifted them from friends. Its such a hardy plant that it bounced right back after I had to roll my gorilla cart over it multiple times. It does spread slowly but isnt hard to control. I find it does respect plants close by but it will grow around them. What I think is the most value is the lovely foliage which is unique.
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Jamie
I found a variegated plant with a star shape leaf and bought a couple because I thought they would be perfect additions to pots. After a while, they produced red flowers that looked like the first plant you showed. I did think they looked like our regular geraniums though not the full flower head. I wonder if these are perennials? After watching this I might replant them in the ground when the pots are done for the season. Who knows?
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I found a variegated plant with a star shape leaf and bought a couple because I thought they would be perfect additions to pots. After a while, they produced red flowers that looked like the first plant you showed. I did think they looked like our regular geraniums though not the full flower head. I wonder if these are perennials? After watching this I might replant them in the ground when the pots are done for the season. Who knows?
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Jana
Have you ever tried feather top or ornamental grass from Johnny's seed? I am growing it in pots as my thriller and it just casts a heavenly mist of fluff over my petunias. Also we are using an eco dye to dye our mulch a dark brown since we get it from the city in bulk and its not near as pretty as the bag mulch. So dyeing it instead seems like a logical option. Maybe something to consider for your wood chips.
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Have you ever tried feather top or ornamental grass from Johnny's seed? I am growing it in pots as my thriller and it just casts a heavenly mist of fluff over my petunias. Also we are using an eco dye to dye our mulch a dark brown since we get it from the city in bulk and its not near as pretty as the bag mulch. So dyeing it instead seems like a logical option. Maybe something to consider for your wood chips.
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