Besides geranium species growing in the wild, there are countless cultivars — plants that have been produced by selective breeding. Parer’s book describes more than 140 types suitable for ...

New plants always appear when seedheads are left intact, so there is no need to sow in pots. Dead-head if you don't want your G. phaeum to spread, though 'Rose Madder' doesn't set seed. Twitter Icon ...

Some of them are one-hit wonders; plants such as Geranium phaeum, the mourning widow, with her dusky purple flowers and her fingered downy leaves that may be spotted with black.