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Hector

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Scented Geranium....recommend me a nice one :)
« on: April 04, 2016, 18:32:45 »
Now I have my greenhouse sorted/ my wee haven, I'd like a nice scented Geranium in there. I know some can be used for cordials as well...but my big aim would be for a strong citrusy scent and not to sprawly in habit?

What's your favourites.
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Deb P

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Re: Scented Geranium....recommend me a nice one :)
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2016, 09:25:11 »
I once has a whole window ledge full of scented geraniums. The leaves smell strongly when crushed, but I didn't think they smelt of much otherwise. My favourite was a rose geranium, it smelt just like Turkish delight! You need to keep pruning them to keep them compact, they get leggy quickly otherwise. I got some of mine from Vernons geranium specialists:
http://www.vernonplants.com/geraniums-pelargoniums/upright/scented-leaf
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Vinlander

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Re: Scented Geranium....recommend me a nice one :)
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2016, 10:09:25 »
Sweet scented ones are nice enough, but my favourite is the one I would call 'radula' except that appears to have a rose-lemon scent. 

My favourite looks like radula - possibly even more finely cut/divided leaves and smaller flowers - but it has a fantastic resiny smell that's a very close match to the smell of parched mediterranean islands at dusk in August - there is also a hint of sweet frankincence among all the chypre notes.

If someone knows the proper name for this one I'd love to know - save mee booking flights to arrive in the Greek islands at sunset.

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Re: Scented Geranium....recommend me a nice one :)
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2016, 10:29:35 »
https://www.sarahraven.com/flowers/plants/pelargoniums  not sure what I can recommend, but Sarah Raven plants are reasonably priced and generally healthy and well packaged.

 

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