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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman planting pink geraniums in garden - Guido Mieth/Getty Images Geraniums (Pelargonium) are iconic mainstays in American home ...

Geraniums are popular summer-blooming bedding, hanging baskets, and container plants that provide a bright pop of color and a sweet scent in your yard. However, you must get the planting timing right ...

Some varieties smell like roses, pine, chocolate, apples, or strawberries!

Though some consider the annual geranium flower too old fashioned, we love these reliable sun-loving beauties for nonstop ...

Few flowers look as good in a pot as ivy geraniums (Pelargonium peltatum). Rather than growing upright like common geraniums, these popular geraniums cascade. Let them plunge from hanging baskets, ...

Geraniums and pelargoniums are easy-to-grow perennials familiar to most gardeners but often confused with one another. While both are in the geranium family, the most common plants sold as geraniums ...

Geraniums are a popular summer staple in porch pots and deck boxes everywhere. But keeping them looking their best requires some effort and a few simple tips. First, give them sun. Geraniums love all ...

Question. Geraniums are one of our favorite flowering plants, but we are not always successful. Is it better to grow them in the ground or in containers? Answer. Considering Florida’s variable winters ...

Q: I watched your webinar last fall on overwintering geraniums, and I’ve been growing them under lights in the basement like you suggested. They are doing very well and flowering, but I don’t know if ...

What’s in a name? The name geranium brings several things to mind: The stalwart red blooms we see everywhere from memorial plants marking a loved-ones grave to mass borders in ahome landscape to a ...

Did you hear about the plant breeder who recently crossed a four-leaf clover with poison ivy? It seems he had a rash of good luck. Speaking of good luck, we're fortunate if we have an experienced ...