Geraniums and Pelargoniums

by Feltwell, John

• ISBN13: 9781552095621
• ISBN10: 1552095622
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

The vibrant plants commonly called "geraniums" are actually pelargoniums. They are, however, related to true geraniums, which we also call cranesbills or wild geraniums. Despite their very different attributes, geraniums and pelargoniums belong to the same botanical family, Geraniaceae, and are among the world's most popular garden plants.Garden expert John Feltwell discusses both members of this wide-ranging family, providing all the information gardeners need to choose, grow, propagate, and design with geraniums and pelargoniums.More than 250 full color photographs illustrate their beauty and charm, and the extensive A-Z plant directory describes 328 plants in detail. The book also contains: descriptions of foliage and flowers for all varieties, such as wood and dusky cranesbills, zonals, ivies, Highfields, Stellars, Butes, Regals and many more tips on how to choose the right place for the right plant instruction on growing and propagating how to deal with pests and diseases mail-order sources.

Author Biography

Dr. John Feltwell is trained in botany and zoology. A successful photographer of plants, he has written more than 30 books on gardening, ecology and conservation, including Clematis for all Seasons (Firefly, 1999).

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(10)
Geraniums	10	(38)
Introduction	12	(6)
Flowers	18	(4)
Foliage	22	(2)
Geraniums in the Garden	24	(8)
Geraniums by Group	32	(16)
Sanguineum Group	34	(6)
Wood Cranesbills	40	(2)
Meadow Cranesbills	42	(2)
Geranium Palmatum	44	(2)
Dusky Cranesbills	46	(2)
Pelargoniums	48	(60)
Introduction	50	(4)
Pelargoniums for the Place	54	(4)
Pelargonium Species	58	(14)
Introduction	60	(4)
Ivies	64	(4)
Scented Varieties	68	(4)
Zonals	72	(8)
Leaf Markings	74	(2)
Fancy Leaves	76	(1)
Zonal Flowers	77	(3)
Highfields	80	(6)
Rosebuds and Tulips	82	(2)
Commercial Series	84	(2)
Stellars, Startels and Cacti	86	(6)
Single Dwarfs	88	(2)
Double Dwarfs	90	(2)
Regals	92	(6)
Hot Colors	94	(2)
Cool Colors	96	(2)
Butes	98	(10)
Angels	100	(2)
Deacons	102	(2)
Miniatures	104	(4)
Cultivation	108	(8)
Growing and Propagating	110	(2)
Pests	112	(2)
Diseases	114	(2)
A-Z	116	(7)
Index	123	(3)
Useful Addresses	126	(2)
Acknowledgments and zone chart	128