Lovely Garden Question of the Week - Geraniums

What causes geraniums to shrivel and rot? The upper stems are dry and hollow and the stems and roots rot off below the soil.

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All In The Plant Family - The Geraniums

Wednesday, May 12
Geranium Family

I never see a geranium that I don’t think about candy, chocolate, or floral liquor. Great Tante Julienne was a feisty lover of the weird and unusual, and delicacies made from geraniums were her specialties. When you came to visit her, you could expect to find geranium laced candy, chocolate, or floral liquor — all there for the taste bud’s guaranteed shock value.

Personally, I preferred the taste of some of her other edible flowers and truly enjoyed her many cakes that were decorated with flowers. However, since she often entertained in her garden, the real excitement was in the scents of her geraniums. These days Geraniums are prized not only for their garden beauty, their scents, but also as sources of essential oils.

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