Geraniums and pelargoniums are easy-to-grow perennials familiar to most gardeners but often confused with one another. While both are in the geranium family, the most common plants sold as geraniums ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Somewhere along the line, almost all of us have come across and recognize geraniums — or what we think are geraniums. The fleshy-leafed plants, with their long flower stalks and ...

I went shopping for some geraniums and came home with pelargoniums. The labels read "geraniums." But an illustrated guide about the geraniaceae botanical family identified them as "pelargoniums." What ...

Think Granny's geraniums are tame? Ask Robin Parer, who's tracked them through leech-infested Australian swamps, Andean llama pastures and a Maui volcano - dormant, but not your average flowerpot.

Geranium (Pelargonium) are one of my favorite plants to grow in containers during the summer month. They bring flowers unlike ...

IHAD been pondering the fact that for 12 complete months we have enjoyed the constant indoor flowering of pelargoniums. They are the ideal plant for the old or house-bound, I decided, because hundreds ...

Geranium and pelargonium are two distinct genera in the plant family Geraniaceae. The differences in the flower parts separate the two genera. They are often mislabeled in plant nurseries. “Ivy ...

You know that beautiful pot of geraniums with the gorgeous red blooms you have growing alongside your deck? We hate to tell you this, but those aren't geraniums. Neither are the ones on the hillside ...

While it might be bleak and cold outside, December is the perfect time to sow some seeds of spring-flowering plants to give ...

Gaillardia, sometimes known as blanket flower, can be annuals, biennials, or perennials (check the seed packet). They have hairy leaves and showy daisy-like blossoms, usually in various combinations ...

They're so common they seem foolproof, the default plant for the gardener with a black thumb. They're also one of the reasons we find those chalets in Switzerland so irresistible, with their ...