Thursday, 16 July 2015

FFF191 - NUTMEG PELARGONIUM

Pelargonium × fragrans is a pelargonium hybrid between Pelargonium odoratissimum and Pelargonium exstipulatum. It is in the subgenus Reniforme along with Pelargonium sidoides and Pelargonium abrotanifolium. Pelargonium comes from the Greek; Pelargos which means stork. Another name for pelargoniums is storksbills due the shape of their fruit. Fragrans refers to the fragrant leaves.

Pelargonium × fragrans, like its parent Pelargonium odoratissimum, is a small, spreading species which only grows up to 30 cm high and 60 cm wide. It has small white flowers and its leaves are waxy, green and ovate with slightly fringed edges. It has a sweet, slightly spicy, eucalyptus-like ("nutmeg") scent.

Nutmeg-Scented Pelargonium makes a nice scented border in zones 9 and up, and a great summer bloomer for other zones. In Zone 8, during a very cold winter, it dies back but returns fairly reliably. If the winter is milder, Nutmeg Pelargonium will stay evergreen and even bloom early in Zone 8.

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16 comments:

  1. Tom16 July 2015 at 08:52

    Sure doesn't look like our geraniums! Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  2. Maude Lynn16 July 2015 at 09:14

    Very pretty!

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  3. Anonymous16 July 2015 at 11:40

    Probably don't know this flower, because I can't remember smelling nutmeg outside of the kitchen:)

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  4. Ela16 July 2015 at 11:47

    How beautiful !!!

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  5. Aletta16 July 2015 at 11:57

    lovely flower!

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  6. Katarina16 July 2015 at 12:10

    A very pretty Pelargonium!

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  7. Dekotraum16 July 2015 at 13:34

    Dear Nick,

    very nice flowers, thank you for your comment!

    Liebe Grüße
    Ingrid

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  8. Minoru Saito16 July 2015 at 13:51

    Hi! Very beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Gerald (SK14)17 July 2015 at 01:55

    very pretty flowers

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  10. Anonymous17 July 2015 at 04:03

    Amazing little blossoms!
    I wish you a nice and sunny weekend,
    kindly regards,
    moni

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  11. aspiritofsimplicity17 July 2015 at 04:18

    It's very pretty. I have a nutmeg scented geranium on the porch.The flowers on your storksbill are lovely. I wish my geranium would flower but no luck so far this year.

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  12. photodoug17 July 2015 at 05:25

    A unique flower. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Gayle18 July 2015 at 05:01

    First I've seen this flower - pretty
    new follower

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  14. bijjen18 July 2015 at 07:25

    What a lovely flower, very pretty.....
    Have a great weekend, jen

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  15. JohnDotGarvey19 July 2015 at 18:04

    A very delicate flower. The fragrance is a bonus.

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  16. Kante Luis2 October 2018 at 19:43

    aa

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