Think Granny's geraniums are tame? Ask Robin Parer, who's tracked them through leech-infested Australian swamps, Andean llama pastures and a Maui volcano - dormant, but not your average flowerpot.

Geranium (Pelargonium) are one of my favorite plants to grow in containers during the summer month. They bring flowers unlike any other plants in bright beautiful colors for months. But it can be ...

In South Africa, we're surrounded by a rich heritage of traditional healing. But it’s not every day that one of our indigenous plants steps out of that tradition and into the global spotlight, backed ...

Heirloom Pelargoniums, some with hundreds of years of horticultural history, are among 2,000 kinds of plants in an herb collection in rural New Jersey. Louise Hyde, co-founder in 1969 of Well-Sweep ...

There seems to be a lot of confusion when it comes to the plant geranium or pelargonium. Hardy geraniums or ‘cranesbills’ are the herbaceous perennial varieties that grow in our borders, such as ...

We meet two mad-keen Perth gardeners, Janet Martin and Jenny Brennan, who share a love of pelargoniums. Both love the range of colours and variety of flowers. The pelargonium genus includes a lot of ...

IN the course of a comprehensive investigation of the chromosome constitution of Pelargonium species and cultivars, it has been discovered that the horticultural variety ‘Kleine Liebling’ is a true ...

Geranium essential oil is derived by steam distillation of the leaves of Pelargonium graveolens, a plant species native to South Africa. According to folklore, it was used for a wide range of health ...

An unregulated trade in pelargonium, a protected species, is causing environmental destruction across Lesotho. Five people were recently found guilty of illegally dealing in pelargonium. They were ...