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geranium

Plant

  • Annual bedding plant
  • 12-20" tall
  • Round habit
  • Known botanically as Pelargonium
  • True Geranium is a related genus of herbaceous perennial

Stem

  • Mostly opposite leaf arrangement, though crowded

Leaf

  • 3-5" long
  • Rounded with scalloped edges
  • Often have a darker circular zone or may be variegated
  • Foliage has strong odor when bruised

Flower

  • In clusters, 2-3" wide, in clusters
  • Dense, round clusters (umbels)
  • Single or double
  • Red, pink, purple, salmon, white