The Pelargonium, the balcony queen is popular for its impressive diversity of colours, leaves and flower shapes, size and growth forms. The flowers bloom in many beautiful colours starting from white, pink, fuchsia, violet, lavender, apricot, orange and yellow till red. They also come in a wide variety of bicolour variants. There are trailing and upright pelargoniums, both tall and small, scented varieties and those with eye-catching leaf variegations. There are cultivars that are a cross between trailing and zonal pelargoniums, the so-called interspecific varieties, and those with particularly large showy flowers, which are well-suited as houseplants. The cultivars which are available in Europe can be divided up into different groups, each of which encompasses numerous varieties.
Regal geranium: beauty queen and houseplant...
The regal geranium is also known as “Pelargonium grandiflorum”. Its large, intensively-coloured flowers, often with a dark centre, and its tireless blooming make this the beauty queen of all geraniums. Cultivated in England as houseplants in the 17th century, today’s regal geraniums still prefer a spot in closed rooms. Contrary to the peltatum, zonal and other outdoor geraniums, this species does not bloom in the summer, but rather after a cool period in the early spring. Today there are also modern varieties that bloom in the summer months like their contemporaries. These can be planted outdoors, but being sensitive they require a spot that is protected from the rain and wind. Regal geraniums have large, slightly hairy, kidney-shaped leaves and very large flowers. They can overwinter in a cool, sunny spot in the house.
Angel geranium: bicolour trendsetter...
The angel geranium or “Pelargonium crispum” is as captivating as the regal geranium with its extremely bountiful blooms and beautiful, bicolour flowers with dark centres. As opposed to her big sister, the angel geranium is an ideal balcony or bedding plant. Despite its smaller size of only 20 to 30 centimetres, due to the wide spectrum of its colours and shapes it is a real trendsetter. Like other geranium varieties the angel geranium likes a cool, sunny spot in the house in winter.
The Pelargonium campaign started in 2017 and takes place in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Switzerland and in several Scandinavian countries. Kamila Zmijewska, CEO at PiART PR Agency for flowers is responsible for PR promotion in Poland.
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source: Pelargonium For Europe.
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source: Pelargonium For Europe.
