- Howdy,
Two part query here. First, I'm pretty sure this is a variety of geranium, but not sure what specific kind (see attachments). Wondering if anyone here might know.
Second, what would be the proper way to grow this? We are located in NorCal > Oakland to be specific. The plant is in a pot, under a large oak tree. It gets a bit of sun, mostly mid-day.
It seems very "leggy" - it doesn't look quite right, but maybe this is how they are supposed to look?
Thanks!! Tuesday August 28, 2018 at 19:50
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Your info corresponds with what I got from the FB site - Pelargonium sidoides. Quite the amazing plant! We didn't actually plant it, it just appeared one year. We get all sorts of new plants thanks to all the birds, squirrels etc.... so we've moved it out from under the shady oak tree into a more sunny locale, so fingers crossed it takes. The flowers on ours are so amazing.
Thanks again! Friday August 31, 2018 at 20:48
On the site (Plant Identification. It's a public group), there's no discussion allowed. It's strictly for ID'ing plants. From their site: "Comments about edibility, medicinal uses, gardening advice, and personal opinions about plants that DO NOT ADD TO THE ID are considered off topic and we ask that you respect our purpose and take those comments elsewhere."
They have experts from all over who donate their time, and all the replies are all the scientific name, no common names are used/allowed.
I've posted there 4 times and they've been correct each/every time.
Thanks for the tip on that garden.org site. Definitely going to check them out! Friday August 31, 2018 at 21:22
https://www.facebook.com/group... Friday August 31, 2018 at 21:31
Friday August 31, 2018 at 21:49