I didn't expect that there are so many varieties of geranium. do you think it only has a smelly variety?

Geranium is a very common potted plant, with common varieties of red, pink and white flowers, suitable for pot conservation, with proper light on the windowsill and maintaining a warm and humid environment all the year round, they can blossom all the year round. Geranium is also one of the most popular potted flowers, but do you know there are many varieties?

Geraniums like the above can actually climb vines to grow, and many friends will find it strange, in fact, because of differences in varieties. Some friends say that the flowers of geraniums have a bad smell, which is actually a difference in species.

Geraniums are generally conserved as perennial plants in the tropics and subtropics and may become annual plants in the north.

Here are three common varieties of geraniums.

The first kind of pelargonium

Pelargonium, also known as trailing geranium, is a plant that can grow in a pot. Its leaves look a bit like ivy, and its flowers are smaller than other geranium varieties, but they are more colorful and suitable for growing on balconies or windowsills.

The second kind, Pelargonium vulgaris

The geranium is a common mosquito repellent in daily life. Its leaves contain a kind of oil and a delicate smell, which smells like a mixture of all kinds of fruits, including lemon and mint. The flowers are usually very small and inconspicuous, and the leaves have some fluff. In addition to the fragrant smell, it is still edible and has a certain mosquito repellent effect.

The third kind, big flower geranium.

People generally call it foreign butterfly, also known as geranium, is a very good growth of dense potted plants, flowers also look very unusual, its flowers with crimson markings, is also a very good ornamental species, rich in design and color, simple maintenance, good adaptability to the environment.

Conservation of geraniums is mainly for people to pay attention to proper shading in summer to avoid excessive exposure, and to pay attention to cold protection in winter to avoid too low maintenance temperature. It is best to maintain the lowest maintenance temperature above five degrees.

Geranium is a common tropical perennial, which must be kept warm in winter. Friends in the north can move it indoors for maintenance, preferably on a windowsill facing south or east. Geranium can grow well in full sunshine, but it should be shaded when the summer temperature is too high, otherwise leaves and flowers are prone to sunburn.

The plant size of geraniums varies from variety to breed. Some dwarf geraniums are only more than ten centimeters tall, while larger geranium varieties can grow up to one or two meters tall, and most varieties are only 20 to 60 centimeters tall.

Geraniums can blossom after warm spring and last until frost. In tropical areas, geraniums can blossom all the year round. If you want to promote the geranium to open a room for more time, you can wait for the flowers to wither and just pick off the remaining flowers. In this way, you can avoid excessive nutrient consumption.

Conservation geraniums like to use slightly acidic, loose and fertile soil, it is not too picky about the pH of the soil, but it is best to use slightly acidic soil, drainage must be good.

It is also very simple to reproduce geraniums. After cutting off a branch, removing the leaves at the bottom and putting them in a shaded place to dry for a few minutes, you can directly cut them and keep them at a temperature of about 20 degrees in warm soil. High ambient humidity, give appropriate scattered light.

Geraniums have a certain ability to withstand drought, and there is no problem for the soil to be watered after drying for a day or two. As long as the soil is not dry, there will be no problem for too long, otherwise it is easy to cause leaves to fall or wither.

When the geranium is cultivated in the outdoor environment, there are generally no diseases and insect pests, but it is easy to be infected with whitefly and aphids indoors. It is necessary to avoid excessive watering in the soil, which is easy to cause root rot and leaf spots on the leaves of Botrytis cinerea. Especially in hot and humid environments.