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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Hector on April 04, 2016, 18:32:45
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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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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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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.
Cheers.
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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.