Hardy Geranium Foliage

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Author Message   Richardh  Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 03:42 pm EST :    Several of the Hardy Geraniums are better before the flowers appear. Katherine Adele. Margaret Wilson. Samobor. Richardh - Lancashire, Zone "8"   Maggiepie  Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 07:09 am EST :    These are beautiful Richard, I think the only one available over here is Samobor. What coloured flowers do the first two have? Maggiepie - New Brunswick, Zone "4b"   Psilo  My Garden Journal My Garden Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 07:39 am EST :    Lovely foliage photos Richard. I have never grown Katherine adele but i do grown Walters gift from where she comes and so I have many and various seedlings/plants growing that are similar to this with foliage just as darkly marked. I used to grow margeret wilson but am not sure what happened to her but i never found her very vigorous. I do have many and various other phaeums with similar foliage though. I prefer the ones with yellow foliage in them. The spotty monacenses are lovely too! Psilo - United Kingdom, Zone "8"   Richardh  Posted on Sunday, April 06, 2008 - 01:21 pm EST :    Katherine Adele is oxonianum,pale pink flowers with purple veins,similar to versicolor. Margaret Wilson is a bluey-purple phaeum. I have Walters Gift and it is also very lovely foliage,seeds around quite a bit here. Richardh - Lancashire, Zone "8"   Zephirine  Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 10:50 pm EST :    Another spring beauty, in terms of foliage, is G. wlassovianum (also for fall colours!): And among the Phaeum family, 'Springtime': Zephirine - Rhone-Alpes, Zone "7B"   Gardenfiend  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 01:40 am EST :    I haven't seen Springtime before. It is lovely! Do you know if the leaf colouring remains into the summer? Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Maggiepie  Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 07:03 am EST :    I like both plants, but Springime is really stunning. Maggiepie - New Brunswick, Zone "4b"   Zephirine  Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - 01:54 pm EST :    The colours of the foliage are at their peak in spring, yes. They fade away with time, as most of phaeums (except Samobor, maybe), but the pattern is still visible. My plant is still young, Mara, but I'll willingly send you a division as soon as it is possible, you know it! I'm a bit disappointed with another foliage-phaeum, 'Connie Broe', so far...Has anyone tested it? Zephirine - Rhone-Alpes, Zone "7B"   Karina  Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 02:09 am EST :    Hardy Geraniums with nice foliage are my favourite! I agree with you that Katherine Adele is better before the flowers come. This year I'll try to cut her back after the first flowering period. I've bought Margeret Wilson once but the plants didn't survive in my garden. My favourite among Geranium phaeum is 'Conny Broe'. 'Sprintime' is also a nice one. Karina - Västra Götaland, Zone "2a"

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