This is a Hybrid bred in Australia
Utterly charming
The true colouring is a little softer than shown in the photograph
Lara Starshine
this is an underated Scented Pelargonium....
I stuck one in the garden this year and it is now a 4ft diameter, 2ft high shrub that has had easily 150blooms on it since april 1st!!!
I should get a picture of it...
drew
Oooh yes, I'd love to see a photo of that DeepRoots.
Mine's only a little baby, just arrived :)
ok, as requested.... I lied however, it is slightly larger than I said, and only had 75blooms today.
*shrugs*
your lara flower and mine have a slightly different look...
I noticed this with a previous picture on this forum.
What a fabulous plant!
Yes, yours really looks as if starshine is falling on it
Looks as if mine may not be a good version, perhaps I'll see what some of the other UK nurseries' plants look like.
Which other plant did you think differs?
on the LaraStarshine on Mark's page... or at least I recall seeing it posted here.
it *may* not be the var... many Pelargoniums have differing flowers on younger plants than on older more established plants.
guess we'll know in a year :P
My source for this cultivar was Geraniacea (Robin Parer's Nursery)
drew
Mark bought his from a nursery exhibiting at the Gardeners' World Live show in Birmingham. I bought mine later, but I think from the same nursery
Yes, I was going to mention the difference between juvenile and mature plants
We also bought a number of species plants from Robin Parer, but not Starshine. I'll try and find his photo
all the images have disappeared from the page on my web site :-(
Oh no! How did that happen?
Can you replace them easily?
I hope so. I'll be trying later while at work
Did you get there yesterday? :P
(Some of us had to)
no skived off all day
I think this is one of the prettiest Pelargonium I've seen.
Tig, drive on over to my farm... I'll show you a few nicer ones :P
no seriously, if I had one Graveolens type to grow, this would be it.
DR, if life was a bit slower right now, I sure would!