geraniums

Red balcony blooms

Geraniums is the plural of geranium, a flowering plant popular in gardens and window boxes.

The bright blooms—typically red, pink, or white—are a staple of summer landscaping: She filled the porch planters with geraniums.

What most gardeners call geraniums are technically pelargoniums, though the common name persists.

gardening

pelargonium

Flowering houseplant genus

potted · annual · perennial · deadheading · cuttings · propagation · overwintering · nursery · transplanting · mulch

aesthetic

red

Primary color, warm

  • pinkPale red hue
  • coralMarine skeletal formation
  • salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish

white · scarlet · magenta · variegated · blooms · clusters · petals · vibrant · cheerful · Victorian

fragrance

scented

Having added fragrance

perfume · potpourri · sachets · attar · distillation · infusion · herbal · mosquito repellent · soap · candles

botany

pelargonium

Flowering houseplant genus

species · genus · stamen · pistil · bilateral · zonal · regal · hardy · wild · native

symbolism

comfort

Ease or soothing relief

grandmother · homestead · friendship · gentility · preference · stupidity · folly · true friendship · sentiment · housewarming

Categories
Opposites
horticultural prestige/difficulty

geraniumsorchids

Tropical flowering plants

rare orchids · black roses · bleeding hearts

garden aesthetic register

geraniumsJapanese maples

Ornamental deciduous Asian trees

Phrases
Family

geranium

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G