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p 16 weekender march 8 1997 if k ecr nnu mavfevizw wide variety of geraniums a traditional garden favorite after last weeks column on scented geraniums i decid ed that i should elaborate further on this fascinating group of plants that we call geraniums but are correctly pelargoniums when the original pelargoniums were brought to europe in the early 160lts they were called geraniums because they resembled the wild geraniums growing in meadows and along roadsides these plants were hardy perennials whereas the new jack heath please join the markham liberals by march 15th i need your support to become our federal liberal candidate 4729639 wwwjiccessvcompscarpltjackhtm markham resident and bookstore owner member markham board of trade plants were easily killed by frost and had to be wintered indoors but for many years they were both called gerani ums when botanists realized that the tender geraniums from south africa had a different flower structure they were renamed pelargoniums for many years it did not matter that we still called them geraniums until now that the true geraniums have become popular garden peren nials pelargoniums have long been colorful favorites most of the original species look quite unlike todays popular plant and still grow as wild flowers in south africa for us they are novelty collectors items the traditional pelargonium hortorum is often referred to as a zonal geranium because of the brown horseshoe shaped mark on the leaf even though some varieties have plain green leaves most are propagated from cuttings but new hybrid cultivars are grown from seed the blooms are produced in heads of single or double blooms there are novelty types with blossoms shaped like rosebuds carna tions tulips and stars stellar some pelargoniums have colorful variegated gold or multicolored leaves these were first bred in victorian times and were grown more for their foliage than the lets get growing marjorie mason hogue public notice 3000000 warehouse liquidation save 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are grown for their exquisite blooms either the large azalea types or the smaller pansy flow ered varieties these are usually sold as a spring pot plant because they need cool nights to set flower buds which is why they do not usually make good summer garden plants two new varieties that cope well with heat and bloom all summer have recently been introduced sweet memory and sweet suc cess were named for robert sweet whose book geraniaceaewa s published in the early 1800s for more information con tact the gerani um and pelargo nium society of ontario the president is donald proutt 905 9864307 send your questions or comments to lets get grow ing co the tri bune 88 brock st west uxbridge ont l9p 1r4 attn marjorie mason hogue drug mart flyer delivered to your door every h tuesday shoppers drug mart eureka eureka 2 factory trained- full time installers on staff 7 lite cordless revolving brush system cleans carpet and bare floors 2 motor system 00 69 eureka garage kit 30 hose tools 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