The first is geranium wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety', also known as 'Buxton's Blue' which is in flower here from July to the first frosts. It has a trailing habit and is one of those unassuming plants that just gets on and does without needing much fuss or attention. It produces a modest number of seeds for me, which if sown in early April in a cold greenhouse will produce flowering plants the same year.
Another more vigorous trailer/scrambler is geranium 'Salome' which starts off each year as a neat mound of attractive golden leaves before sending out a myriad of long stems. Again it is in flower for a considerable spell - from midsummer onwards until those first frosts. It can be propagated by taking stem cuttings early in the season well before it comes into flower ~
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day is kindly hosted each month by Carol at May Dreams Gardens ~ do visit if you have not already done so and be certain to add to your wish list.
What a lovely colour Buxton's Blue is. I really like geraniums though I only have one in my garden.
ReplyDeleteI very much like these flowers - the pinky coloured wild variety too.
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Anna, I had Buxtons Blue many years ago, in another garden, I had forgotten what a lovely colour is is.
ReplyDeleteAnna, I've never met a hardy geranium I didn't like, but these two (both new to me) are especially lovely. The Buxton's Variety is wonderful, and as soon as I saw it I wondered if it would grow in my garden. (I've never encountered the wallichianum species, so I'm guessing that they're probably not cold hardy here.)I'll have to look into it. -Jean
ReplyDeleteJust lovely...I'll have to seek those out...especially 'Salome'...love that veining on the petals!
ReplyDeleteI love hardy geraniums. I can see how many people get REALLY into them.
ReplyDeleteI bought 'Jolly Bee', which many consider to be the same as 'Rozanne', put it in a large tub and it's flowered its head off.
How nice to see some hardy geraniums flowering now. I do like Salome and think I will add this to my wish list especially as I like plants with people's names!
ReplyDeleteI love geramiuns and think Karen gave me some of the pinky one yesterday by coincidence!
ReplyDeleteHardy geraniums are a real mainstay of my garden, and I love them even more on their second flush of blooms.
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Geranium 'Salome' is a superb little plant - it never fails to please does it.
ReplyDeleteLovely photo with the bee Anna.
Jeanne
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They're both beautiful Geraniums. Thanks for the tip about propagating. I hope I remember to try it next year.
ReplyDeleteI love the blue color of your 'Buxton's Blue.' You've got to love any plant that blooms nonstop without much effort from the gardener. Obviously, the bees like it, too:)
ReplyDeleteHi Anna, What a lovely shot of autumn colour! The blues must just glow this time of year. Very pretty. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Anna~~ I love your hardy geraniums. Obviously the bees do too!
ReplyDeleteVery nice geraniums. That delicate blue must be lovely in the fall garden.
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to hear good things about 'Salome.' I tried to grow this geranium countless times when it was first available and gave up, figuring she was just a weak grower. What a beautiful bloom day photo of her and the bee.
ReplyDeletegrrrrr - just left you a really long comment and then blogger was playing silly b's, I will email you instead.
ReplyDeleteI think that Salome may be the geranium in my garden that I had no idea what it was
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The clear blue of 'Buxton's Variety' is very pretty. The wide, white eye make it stand out, too. I perked up when I read about its long bloom time for you, too.
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