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Siting Geraniums in the mid South
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Posted by linrose 6b (My Page) on Thu, Apr 21, 05 at 13:26
| I will be planting several geraniums this spring in my zone 6b hot humid Kentucky garden. I have full sun, half sun/half shade, and full shade sites available. I will be planting Biokovo, Biokova Karmina, Lancastriense, Nimbus, and Rozanne. Any suggestions? |
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RE: Siting Geraniums in the mid South
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| Of those, I only grow Rozanne, but it is doing very well in 3/4 sun here in Atlanta. I suspect it could go full sun easily where you are. |
RE: Siting Geraniums in the mid South
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If you haven't heard from anyone else, I'm growing Karmina in Cincinnati. They get maybe 6-7 hours of sun, I've got osage orange trees on either side of my 80' wide lot so it's not true full sun. This is their second year. I spent a lot of time last summer improving the clay soil with peat, pine fines, and composted manure, and they have exploded. I put in 4" pot-size plants last July, and they're easily 18" across now! The foliage is about 12" high, the flower stems are maybe 16-18" high and covered with blooms. I'm so happy with them I've become a geranium proselytizer! They're in front of Shasta Daisies and the combination looks gorgeous all summer. Highly recommended!
Kirsten |
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