the geraniums of my little garden bloom in winter

Garden geranium, geranium ivy and fragrant geranium are frost-forming plants that fear frost and whose ancestors are from South Africa. They were baptized by botanists "pelargonium". They must imperatively be returned now in a bright, healthy and airy place, whose temperature will not exceed 15 °. Warning ! The winter conservation problems of these geraniums are always linked to a lack of light and an excess of watering.

This pretty perennial is an excellent "groundcover". She likes calcareous soils and sunny situations. However, some species of Asian origin, support very well shaded situations. Horticulturists and nursery gardeners offer us in garden or in the festival of plants about thirty species and about fifty horticultural varieties, all adapted to our climate. The flowers, whose colors can vary from pale pink to dark purple purple, appear from June to September, depending on the region. There are also varieties with white flowers. This perennial geranium, very easy to cultivate, can garnish the edges of paths, the slopes and the foot of large trees, trees fastigiés. It can be grown in the vegetable garden where it has the reputation of keeping biting insects away. Perennial geranium does not fear predatory diseases or insects. It requires, however, to be grown in a well-drained soil, light and rich in compost. It is the ideal plant for gardeners who can not ensure a regular presence in the garden.