Perennials: Standards, 1 by watersedge

watersedge wrote:
Then you get a Pelargonium crispum or P. 'Prince Rupert. They both grown very quickly. The plant in the photo is a 2 y/o 'Prince Rupert'. Keep tying the leader to the pole as it grows. I use rafia to do this. You have to undo the ties and replace them every once and a while or they will choke the stem.

Shear them to whatever shape you want.

Gardenmart, you need to go to Haskell's nursery in New Bedford. You see all sorts of standards there of many different types of plants. They gave me the idea to use crispum. It's a fantastic nursery. They also sell some very nice varieties of Pelargonium. There's a great diner on the corner of that street and you can go to the chapel that has the bow of a ship for the pulpit as described in Moby Dick.