Types of geraniums - what happens, popular varieties

Geranium is a plant that is found on almost every windowsill. It has been popular for many decades. A wide variety of geranium species have been bred, which differ from each other not only in color, but also in the shape of the buds, the number of petals and even the type of leaves.

Geranium or crane - what kind of plant is it?

Geranium (Zhuravelnik) is a genus that belongs to the Geranium family. This family includes both grasses and shrubs - about 400 species. The name of the genus comes from the Greek words "geranion, geranios", which means "crane" in translation. Translated from German, it is called "stork's beak" because the fruits of geraniums resemble the beak of a crane.

Geranium species

Botanical description of geranium:

leaves are located on cuttings;
leaves can be palmate-separate or palmate-lobed, sometimes pinnate;
most often the leaves are covered with soft villi;
the color of the flowers is the most diverse;
the fruit is a box.

The Geranium family includes another species - Pelargonium. They are more often grown at home as potted crops. Varietal pelargoniums are highly prized by indoor plant lovers.

Wild-growing crane

Crane differs from pelargonium in that it grows in garden conditions, while beautiful pelargonium is grown by home growers. These two flowers are often confused.

Interesting! On the territory of Russia, in natural conditions, only 40 species of these plants grow.

Varieties of geraniums by height

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By size, the following types of crane are distinguished:

microminiature - up to 14 cm in height;
dwarf - 14-25 cm;
normal - 25-27 cm;
airins with a stem above 70 cm.

Geranium Ayrin

High varieties

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High varieties of crane are loved by those growers who have a lot of free space for breeding them. These can be wide window sills, balconies, verandas. Such varieties of geraniums grow not only in height, but also in width. They are usually quite bushy and lush.

Important! There are types and varieties of geraniums that are grown not only indoors, but also outdoors.

Endressa Pink Geranium

This plant is chosen by many gardeners for its frost resistance and attractive appearance. What does Endress geranium look like:

herbaceous perennial;
height up to half a meter;
flowers are large, up to 4 cm in diameter, bright pink;
leaves are large, broadly lobed, pointed at the edges.

The flowering of the species is long - from May to July.

Endress variety

Geranium Philip Vapell

Pelargonium varietal Philip Vapell is a variety that blooms early enough. The height of the stems reaches 45 cm. The leaves are gray-green with a lobed tint and slight pubescence on both sides. This geranium is distinguished by purple petals, on which dark veins are clearly visible. Corollas are simple. Each petal has a nice notch around the edge.

Philip Vapell

Pelargonium varieties Brilliant and others

Not only cranes can be tall, but also pelargoniums. Variety Brilliant refers to fragrant pelargoniums. Moreover, it is not the buds or inflorescences that smell, but the leaves.When touched, they give off a pleasant aroma reminiscent of pineapple. The height of the flower is amazing - up to 150 cm. It blooms in a bright pink color, close to crimson.

Pelargonium Diamond

In addition to the ones presented, other tall varieties of geraniums are popular:

brown geranium Samobor;
Balkan geranium;
Siberian garden pelargonium.

All of them are suitable for gardening, but they will also look spectacular as potted plants. True, at home they will be lower, and the flowering will not be so plentiful. Therefore, all kinds of pelargonium are more suitable for an apartment.

Low views

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Low species and varieties of geraniums can also be of different colors, they are perfect for decorating miniature flower beds, growing as potted plants, for small household plots.

Geranium Himalayan

Geranium Himalayan belongs to the large-flowered varieties of pelargonium. This is one of the most popular undersized varieties.

Himalayan variety

Botanical Description:

flowers are large, up to 5 cm in diameter;
flowers are simple;
the color of the petals is blue with shades of purple and bright red veins; three veins on each petal are brighter than others and look very contrasting;
the shape of the leaf is rounded, the dissection is lobed.

Important! The flowering of this variety lasts all 3 summer months. This cannot but rejoice flower growers who do not have much time to take care of flowers in their summer cottage, but want it to always look blooming and well-groomed.

Garden Geranium Ballerina

Pelargonium garden Ballerina is one of the most unpretentious varieties, while its flowering period is very long, and its appearance is very attractive. The leaves of the plant are small, round, with jagged edges. The flowers are pale lilac, with purple veins and an eye. The size of the opened buds is average - from 2 to 4 cm.The height is up to 15 cm.

Geranium Ash

Ash pelargonium has the following features:

the maximum height of the bush is 15 cm;
pivotal root system (which is unusual for members of the family);
the color of the petals is lilac.

Flowering lasts from early July to mid-August. The plant loves the presence of sunlight, but is quite drought tolerant.

Interesting! This type of crane has become the basis for many hybrid varieties.

Miniature geraniums are not only of different colors, they differ both in the time and duration of flowering, and in the level of unpretentiousness.

Miniature variety Jolie Juvel Lilak and others

This miniature variety is incredibly beautiful. Description of the plant:

very low and compact bush. Height 15 cm, width 25 cm;
flowers are small, purple, with bright dark veins;
white stripes run from the center of the corolla to the very edge of the petal.

Flowering lasts from July to August.

Jolie Jewel Lilac

Low-growing varieties delight the owners with a variety of shades, unpretentiousness and the fact that they are convenient to grow in flowerpots and even as a houseplant.

Geranium varieties of hybrid origin

Hybrid species of pelargonium and geranium are especially highly valued due to their unusual colors and high level of adaptation to various environmental conditions. To date, a huge number of hybrids have been created, it is impossible to describe all of them. Among them, the most popular are Blue Blood and Fay Anna.

Blue Blood

Blue Blood is a very frost-resistant variety. This is its main advantage over other varieties. Botanical description of the flower:

maximum stem height - 50 cm;
the flowers of the crane are large, deep purple in color with pronounced veins;
the leaves are not large, covered with villi.

Bloom lasts from June to August.

Blue Blood variety

Fay Anna and others

Fay Anna is also a frost-resistant hybrid. This is a low-growing variety with a maximum height of up to 20 cm. The flowers are pink, white in the middle, so it can be safely called two-color. Blooms from July to August.

Interesting! During the flowering period, they change their color from green to red, only the edging along the outer edge of the leaf remains unchanged.

Beautiful flowering geranium species

The word "flowering" in the name already suggests that these varieties are distinguished by unusual, beautiful flowers. Most often these are hybrid species, the flowers of which can be double or semi-double. As a rule, they are more demanding to care for.

The most popular flowering species of garden pelargonium are described below.

Geranium gorgeous

It has been grown in Russia for over 15 years, gaining more and more popularity every year. It has many varieties, differing in color of flowers. They can be purple, pink and white. Flowers are collected in umbrella inflorescences. Flowers about 3 cm in diameter.

Pelargonium garden blood-red

A perennial capable of living in one place for up to 15 years without a transplant. The height of the bush is up to 60 cm, the flowers are rich red. Long bloom from July to late August.

Pelargonium spotted

It is famous not only for its inflorescences, but also for its variegated, bright leaves, which change color over time. The flowers are beautiful red.

Royal geranium

An original variety with bicolor petals. The upper part is painted white, and the lower one is purple-burgundy. Planting of this variety occurs not only in open ground, but also in pots to decorate the house.

Interesting! Pelargonium Unicum is also similar to the royal one, the main part of the petal of which is painted not white, but pink.

In addition to the ones presented, there are other hybrid unusual species: orange geranium, burgundy geranium, English geranium and even blue.

Orange pelargonium

Fragrant varieties of geranium

Fragrant varieties of garden pelargonium are distinguished by a pleasant smell of leaves, which appears most often with direct contact with the plant. But some people give off a scent by themselves. Hence, there is often an opinion that some species of this plant have a headache.

The most popular scented varieties:

Fragrant;
Curly;
Capitate;
Felt;
Needle.

The leaves of these varieties can smell like pineapple, lemon, needles, lemon balm, nutmeg, almonds.

Crane is a wonderful, unpretentious plant for planting in the garden and in the house. Whichever variety the florist chooses, he will in any case be satisfied with the result. It is also important that since these flowers are widespread in nature, beginners will also cope with their agricultural techniques.