Is it geranium or pelargonium?
According to a recent post on Gardenista, this would be a pelargonium. How about we call it just plain pretty?
It had been a while since I included geranium in my pots but when I saw this stunner at a plant sale at work I could not resist. I mean who can’t adore a stripe on a flower? I bought this hanging basket of geraniums/pelargoniums after first glance and have not regretted this impulse purchase. The flower petals are edged in a deep hot reddish pink with lighter pink petals. I know this isn’t technically a stripe but it pretty darn well poses for one at a distance and that just spells fun in any garden.
The Arch City Gardener 
June 19, 2014 at 1:14 pm
Plants that are “striped” do say fun in a garden. They say whimsy too. Amazing how breeders get that patterning. I still call them geraniums too, even though full well knowing the difference.