I found out today the reason why the hardy geranium is called the cranesbill. Apparently the when the seed head ripens and explodes it resembles the open beak of the crane's bill.
My favourite geranium - sanguenium |
My favourite geranium is sanguineum. It is low bushy, and the leaves turn bronze in autumn. But best of all it blooms almost all summer with magenta flowers. It benefits from a good clipping after the first flush of bloom to make it compact again and to reset bloom. I received it from my Mother-in-law, who got it from Victoria, B.C.'s Butchart Gardens! Now that's history!
One grows this geranium for the colour of the leaves. The flowers are pale lavendar and don't bloom for long. |
What is it? I hope someone out there knows.
What is this plant? It is a self seeding annul and is low growing . I don't know how it arrived in my garden. I like it, but ... |
Looks like one of the annual silenes (catchfly)
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know. I love that someone out there in the cyber universe is giving me an answer!
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