Talk:Pelargonium

Note to anonymous user 62.246.38.222: if there was a reason why you deleted the image from the taxobox on this page, please explain it here. I have put it back since I can't think of any good reason for removing it, and I guess it was probably just an accident. seglea 01:31, 10 May 2004 (UTC)

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It seems to me that the two flowers at the foot of the page are both cranesbills; i.e. genus Geranium, not the genus Pelargonium? Imc 22:44, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Examples of Geranium species

Examples of Geranium species

Picture from Wikimedia Commons - Common Garden Geranium

I stumbled across this picture on the picture of the day page in Wikimedia Commons. There the title is rose-scented pelargonium, whereas in the English Wikipedia, it is called "Common pink garden geranium". I'm not an expert, but some clarification is needed, especially since the German translator invented, as it seems, a "Rosenduft-Pelargonie" which in turn in the German Wikipedia is called "Zitronenduft-Geranie". --wpopp 09:50, 2005 Jun 14 (UTC)

The image on the left is Geranium sanguineum, the bloody cranesbill. The image on the right could be Geranium versicolor.

just to note the images look to be not actual size

"long stacks"?

In the text "Geranium leaves are usually alternate, and palmately lobed or pinnate, often on long stacks, and sometimes with light or dark patterns.", what doese the long stacks mean? Thanks.--218.244.60.37 12:46, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

Surely it's a typo for "long stalks". Fixing. JöG 22:02, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

distinctive smell

The main article should note that the common geranium (in the US) has a pervasive ambience of distinctive odor. And how could one describe this smell? 69.87.202.68 13:22, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Fragrance, not odor. Flowers, perfume, soap = fragrance. Dirty laundry, spoiled food, wet dog = odor. 205.174.22.28 05:49, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

And the common geranium has a definite odor, from the leaves. Pee-ew! I've never smelled the ones in the article which have rose, citrus, nice mint or other nice fragrances. The only description I can think of is "strong." 82.93.133.130 17:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

The smell seems to me to be metallic - it also transfers to the hands if you touch the leaves. I added the line about the plant possibly detering mosquitoes - could it be the odour that does that and is there any evidence that mozzies are deterred? --Toh-maag 13:48, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Not all of the Pelargoniums smell nice. Only the scent of P. gravolens can be IMHO classified as a fragrance Sjschen 12:26, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

common Geranium

The main article should have more details about the specific plants most commonly called "Geranium" (in the US). Even though this article has a different title, this is actually the main article in wikipedia about the plants commonly called Geranium. 69.87.202.68 13:22, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Even though botanically there's a name mixup, shouldn't we first assume wikireaders typing in "geranium" are looking for info on the common ones, and have links in the paragraph explaining the naming issues to the other plants? 82.93.133.130 17:37, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Seed

I have a photo of this plant's seed. I won't claim it to be high quality but I'd bet that most people never saw one before, despite how common the plant is. Should I upload it? --DustWolf (talk) 13:53, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Common cold remedy

I understand that Pelargonium sidoides is used as a common cold remedy. It would be good to have some reference to this. 78.151.171.85 (talk) 20:11, 30 September 2008 (UTC)