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I think it's some sort of geranium

nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,145
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It's a bit woody, has bright pink flowers. I wasn't expecting it to be hardy but it's been here for years and I've forgotten the name

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It's only had 2 flowers this year  but the leaves are nice.

With luck I'll recognise the name if someone suggests it



In the sticks near Peterborough
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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,145

    image  Mike

    I have a list of the plants in the garden but it's half in a folder and half in a computer and all a bit complicated.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DimWitDimWit Posts: 553

    Do the leaves have any scent ?

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,145

    not that I've noticed DimWit. Certainly nothing like G. macrorrhizum 



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,145

    no, it's more like a mini shrub Muddle-Up

    growing well in very dry soil in mostly sun, having a good year leafwise, less so with the flowers. I grew it from seed a very long time ago



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DimWitDimWit Posts: 553

    I think one could take a look at Geranium abrotanifolium (at least it's woody and has pink flowers!).

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,145

    I think we'll be having a wet day tomorrow, no gardening, so I'll delve into the records



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • SwissSueSwissSue Posts: 1,447

    Could it be Geranium "Tiny Monster"?

    http://garden.org/plants/photo/256470/

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,145

    Thanks Sue, that one looks like a sanguineum cultivar.

    I think I've dug it out of the files

    Seeds ex Geranium 'Silver Shadow' a cross between G. robustum and G. incanum.  (probably from the HPS seed list).  I think my plant is closer to robustum than to incana.

    I feel better nowimage

    Thanks for all suggestions



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,844

    Maybe not a Geranium after all, but a plant from the same family (Geraniaceae) such as Erodium manescavii? The Erodium foliage is quite characteristic and different from that of a Geranium.

    See https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/243420/Erodium-manescavii/Details or http://www.diggingdog.com/pages2/plantpages.php/P-0252

    Pity you didn't post a photo of the flowers, nutcutlet.image

    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,145

    flower, Papi jo, just the one, I was too slowimage

    I grow Erodium manescavii, a very different plant, this one is woody.

    I found its origins in my file eventually, see above.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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