Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KenWiedeman / Getty Images Common geraniums in the Pelargonium genus are attractive container and bedding plants adding color and ...

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The flowering plants we commonly call geraniums, including the popular scented geraniums, are members of the Pelargonium genus and botanically not true geraniums, which are hardy flowering perennials.

Geraniums are a classic summer annual in our area, but come in all shapes and sizes. Actually, the summer annuals we call geraniums are known as pelargonium. Hardy, perennial geraniums are native ...