{"id":107255,"date":"2019-05-18T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scented-pelargoniums-blooming-perfect-for-patios\/"},"modified":"2019-05-18T17:03:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T10:03:36","slug":"scented-pelargoniums-blooming-perfect-for-patios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scented-pelargoniums-blooming-perfect-for-patios\/","title":{"rendered":"Scented pelargoniums \u2013 blooming perfect for patios"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThese delicate plants can smell of rose, coconut, cedar and more. One head gardener shares tips from her 25-year-old collectionOn open days at Offham House in Lewes, East Sussex, the greenhouse is a sea of competing scents: mint, rose, citrus and spice. \u201cMost of the time it smells perfectly lovely,\u201d says head gardener Jo Crispin. \u201cAnd on open days we encourage visitors to rub the leaves of the scented pelargoniums, to find their favourites so they can buy cuttings to take home. They are constantly brushing past them as they walk around, too.\u201d Crushing and brushing releases the essential oils that are held in these plants\u2019 leaves and allows clouds of scent to rise.Scented pelargoniums (often known as scented geraniums) are distinct from bedding pelargoniums, their gaudier, bolder relatives, commonly seen flowering from hanging baskets and window boxes all summer long. The scented types are descended from species that use strong scent to see off grazing animals and draw in pollinating insects. Those descended from Pelargonium cordifolium give off a scent of apple; those from P. crispum smell citrussy; and there are species with cinnamon, coconut, hazelnut, ginger, camphor, balsam, peach, pineapple, myrrh and rose scents. All can be used to flavour food. Eighteenth\u2011century breeders crossed these plants and selected the most interesting and clearest scents that arose \u2013 hence the great number of varieties and scents now available. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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