Mystery plant identification
By Robertr
Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom
I was down in London at the weekend and had lunch at the Victoria & Albert museum in the courtyard and spotted the mystery plant, flowers look like the geranium, but the plant itself it almost triffid like. I'm certain you'll know it.
Thanks, Robert
- 30 Apr, 2008
Answers
Easy enough to keep going from seed though. I have the very similar G. palmatum which we treat as an annual, resowing the seeds in early spring.
1 May, 2008
They seed profusely and quite often will survive a little frost. Lift some sedlings and keep them frost free to be sure. A very easy plant to grow.
1 May, 2008
This is Beautiful glad u took a pic 2 show us Robert :D
1 May, 2008
Thank you everyone! Knew you'd be able to help. I'll stick some other pics I took of it on my homepage. Robert
1 May, 2008
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Hallo Robert - I am pretty sure that this is Geranium maderense. I saw one in a sunny but sheltered border at an open garden two years ago. It looks like the photo I took, anyway! They are not hardy and I certainly wouldn't try to grow one in my garden - they are expensive to buy and would be difficult to over-winter.
1 May, 2008