{"id":7302,"date":"2010-05-12T01:13:35","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T08:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7302"},"modified":"2010-05-12T01:13:35","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T08:13:35","slug":"geraniums-dwarf-miniature-and-bedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/geraniums-dwarf-miniature-and-bedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraniums Dwarf, Miniature and Bedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Brilliant Red Geranium from Kaz Andrew\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3273\/2815266790_8186820509_d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A truly varied group of plants the Geraniums (or Pelargonium) make great house plants, bedding, basket and container plants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of Geranium<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Ivy leaved varieties are renown for the trailing habit that make them ideal for hanging baskets.<\/li>\n<li> Scented leaved varieties are available in several scents that amaze as you brush past or crush a leaf.<\/li>\n<li> The most common Geraniums are called &#8216;zonals&#8217; because the leaves have distinctive patterns or zones of colour.<\/li>\n<li> Some Geraniums are selected just for the variegated leaf effects.<\/li>\n<li> Size varies from 2&#8243; alpine varieties through Dwarf size to robust 18&#8243; bedding plants covered in blossom.<\/li>\n<li> Balcony geraniums are a feature on Swiss chalet balconies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=&lt;b&gt;geranium&lt;\/b&gt;\"> Thompson Morgan<\/a> have a range of seeds and plants available by mail order.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Miniature Geranium \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3781765368\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3463\/3781765368_6149e574bb.jpg\" alt=\"Miniature Geranium\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Geranium in 3&#8243; pot, this will flower deep red and produce a showy display in summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4112013342\/\" title=\"Pelargonium \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2549\/4112013342_a20ed6eb6f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" alt=\"Pelargonium\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regal Pelargonium&#8217;s above have very showy blooms and are good   exhibits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4506199588\/\" title=\"Pelargonium \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4013\/4506199588_8842c97c2f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Pelargonium\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Geranium growing tips on <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/tips-for-growing-geraniums-pelargonium\/\">Gardeners tips<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A truly varied group of plants the Geraniums (or Pelargonium) make great house plants, bedding, basket and container plants. Types of Geranium Ivy leaved varieties are renown for the trailing habit that make them ideal for hanging baskets. Scented leaved varieties are available in several scents that amaze as you brush past or crush a leaf. The most common Geraniums are called &#8216;zonals&#8217; because the leaves have distinctive patterns or zones of colour. Some Geraniums are selected just for the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/geraniums-dwarf-miniature-and-bedding\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7302\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}