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pelargonium blooms not full

dirtdufus
18 years ago

I thought that I had geraniums till I came to this website & forum looking for the answer to zonal vs seed geraniums. I now have a question that I don't see addressed in the 9 pages of posted questions. My pelargoniums mostly have plenty of blooms but some of the blooms aren't very satisfying. Nearly all of the bloom heads have some flowerets that mature well before the others open. I end up deadheading (because several dried up flowerets are in the head and don't look good) while some flowerets are still coming on. Is this a matter of improper care (fertilizer, etc) or is it the nature of some varieties? I have several varieties and some seem a bit worse than others. All of my plants are in at least there second year; I started overwintering several years ago and keep adding my neighbor's old ones each fall.

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