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Oct 6, 2012 7:27 AM CST
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Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
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What's the longest-blooming pink geranium?

I have no pink ones, only purple. I have 2 Rozanne's, which bloom heavily all summer. The others are Wlassnovium, also pretty purple and long blooming. It actually has prettier foliage than Rozanne, about the same color flowers, but unlike Rozanne the Wlassnovium sets seed. It blooms pretty much all summer, though not as heavily as Rozanne.

I'd like a pink one, preferably sterile like Rozanne, that blooms as heavily and as long as Rozanne. Is there one?

Karen
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Oct 6, 2012 9:53 AM CST
Name: Jonna
Belgium, Europe (Zone 6a)
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Karen, my longest blooming pink Geranium is G. sanguineum. It's not sterile. Although we already have to light night frosts, it's still blooming.
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Oct 6, 2012 9:58 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: Ohio Region: United States of America Butterflies Hummingbirder Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Beautiful. Nice bright color.

Karen
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Oct 6, 2012 5:32 PM CST
Name: Corey
Chicago (Zone 6a)
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It is more on the magenta side of pink, but 'Tiny Monster' is a sterile hybrid of Geranium sanguineum and G. psilostemon that blooms heartily the entire growing season once established. I have been quite pleased with mine.
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Jan 20, 2013 7:37 PM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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I don't know if this counts, but two of my Orange Ice Geraniums grown from seed 6 years ago are in the greenhouse where they stay and are constantly in bloom .. I believe they are of the Orbit Series .. had no idea geraniums would last this long in pots and don't think I've ever seen one without blooms for longer than a week.



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Mar 30, 2013 11:26 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: Ohio Region: United States of America Butterflies Hummingbirder Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I bought a "Tiny Monster" this morning. It's a nice, healthy looking plant in a gallon pot. I'm hoping for a nice long bloom time from it.

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Apr 7, 2013 6:26 AM CST
Name: Cinda
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picture when it blooms?
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Apr 7, 2013 6:30 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
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For sure. I haven't even planted it yet. Night temps have been so cold until today, it would have definitely had some die-back of foliage. Weather has been dry for the last few weeks, too. Now we have a chance of rain for the next 4 or 5 days, and warmer nights, so I'm going to plant it today.

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Apr 7, 2013 6:45 AM CST
Name: Cinda
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Karen
I have been meaning to ask you , do you have a favorite local greenhouse/plant place?
We often visit Cincinnati and I think I could get a plant place on the list Green Grin!
We go to Finley Market , Jungle Jims, Ikea, Coffee Emporium and a couple parks regularly when we are there.
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Apr 7, 2013 7:11 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: Ohio Region: United States of America Butterflies Hummingbirder Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Delhi Garden Center is about the biggest, best. It used to be right up the street from me. I used to go there almost every day. They moved north of the city, pretty far from me now, and I felt abandoned! I rarely go there anymore. But it's a good but expensive source of plants.
http://www.delhigardencenters....

My local favorite now is on the west side of Cincinnati. They're only open from spring through fall, closed in winter. But they have a nice selection of healthy stock. This is where I bought the gallon size "Tiny Monster" for $12.95. Prices are listed on the site. No mail order, just local sales. There's usually a coupon on the website.
http://www.naturescornerplants...

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Apr 7, 2013 1:04 PM CST
Name: Cinda
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Thanks
I am making note and will be checking these out on our next visit
Cinda
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May 2, 2013 3:34 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cut Flowers Winter Sowing Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Echinacea
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Here's my Tiny Monster starting to bloom.

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May 3, 2013 8:34 AM CST
Name: Cinda
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sure is bright Smiling
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Dec 2, 2017 7:20 PM CST
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Longest blooming pink hardy geranium for me in Southern Maine is G. 'Blushing Turtle'. It's beautiful!

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