| All over the country, geraniums flaunt their red and | | | | geraniums (also called show or fancy geraniums), not |
| scarlet, rose, pink, and white blooms with a gay | | | | to mention a few oddities of cactus and climbing |
| abandon that few other plants can rival. In boxes on | | | | types.The zonal geranium is characterized by dark |
| city fire escapes and rooftops, in window boxes on | | | | circular markings on the rounded green leaves. Double |
| suburban and country houses, in tubs and pots on | | | | types dominate the trade and are offered by florists |
| terraces and patios, and in hanging baskets of the | | | | in the spring for planting in gardens and window |
| porches of summer cottages, they are beloved and | | | | boxes.Variegated geraniums, with leaves that are |
| cherished plantsIt needs sun to bloom; it tolerates | | | | often brilliantly colored, are attractive even out of |
| shade, where it is usually handled as a foliage plant. | | | | bloom. Set among green-leaved geraniums and other |
| What it resents is too much moisture and a rich diet. | | | | foliage plants, pots of the variegated plants add color |
| Kept too wet, the leaves turn yellow; given a heavy | | | | and pattern.The trailing, ivy-leaved geraniums are |
| soil, one high in nitrogen plants go to foliage and | | | | among the most profuse flowering when grown |
| flower sparingly.Even if you choose no other plants, | | | | under favorable conditions. They dislike shade and |
| you could have a varied potted garden of single and | | | | high humidity and thrive best in climates with warm |
| double zonal, fancy-leaved or variegated, | | | | days and cool nights, as in California. |
| scented-leaved, ivy and Lady or Martha Washington | | | | |