Geranium Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit: Shrub
Flowering: Once-flowering
Listed for: United Kingdom

Overview

Geranium is a moyesii-type rose dating from 1938. It has scarlet flowers with no scent. The plant is tall, at up to 2.5 m (8 ft), with a spread of about 1.5 m (5 ft), so it suits the back of a border or a wilder area. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit from 1993. A choice where a strong red shrub is wanted and fragrance is not a priority.

Geranium traits

Scarlet flowers without fragrance
Moyesii group, introduced 1938
Up to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall
Spread of around 1.5 m (5 ft)
RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993

Good for

Back of the border
Wild gardens
Specimen shrub

Compare with other rose varieties

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Variety	Days to maturity	Growth habit	Type
Geranium this page	—	Shrub	—
A Shropshire Lad	—	Shrub	—
Andrewsii	—	Shrub	—
Aphrodite	—	Shrub	—
Boscobel	—	Shrub	—
Canary Bird	—	Shrub	—
Cantabrigiensis	—	Shrub	—

Geranium FAQ

What kind of rose is Geranium?

Geranium is a moyesii-type rose dating from 1938. It has scarlet flowers with no scent.

How does Geranium compare with other rose varieties?

Geranium: shrub. Similar rose varieties include A Shropshire Lad, Andrewsii, Aphrodite. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Geranium good for?

Geranium is grown for back of the border, wild gardens, specimen shrub.

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

Source

Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.