OK, let’s not get into the whole geranium/pelargonium thing. Sometimes called scented-leaved geraniums, botanically speaking they’re pelargonium. But we all know what we mean. Let’s not get worked up about it.
In this case, I’m focusing on one particular subgroup: scented-leaved pelargoniums that also have colourful flowers. So many have attractive leaves, with delightful aromas, but their flowers are tiny or they hardly flower at all.
But don’t we want the best of everything? Foliage, fragrance and flowers? Of course. So we need to be aware that, in the quest for better flowers, the aroma from the leaves may be diminished. Variety choice is crucial.
The range of fragrances is astonishing: there’s apple, citrus, a general fruity fragrance, pine and cedar, peppermint, rose, fresh cut grass, cinnamon, lavender – not…
