Hope someone is knowledgeable re Geraniums.

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  1. silu

    silu gardening easy...hmmm

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    Can anybody identify which variety this is please.It is such a pretty Geranium and I like it because it flowers really early even up here in Scotland (normally in April but NOT this season!) It will flower continuously until about end of June and then often again in the Autumn. It has a tap root which is an orangey colour and comes true from seed. Can't divide this 1. The only down side is that large specimens don't move very well due to the tap root I expect. I orginally bought a couple of plants from a small private nursery and of course have forgotten what variety this was called! I've looked in a few gardening books and never found the same 1. Most of my other Geraniums don't have tap roots and are easy to divide. Thanks.
     

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    Could it be Johnson's Blue? :dunno:

    I'm no expert, but that is what it looks like to my (beginners) eye.
     
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    silu gardening easy...hmmm

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    Fraid not Mum but thanks anyway. Have Johnson's Blue which has bigger/bluer flowers and no tap root. Good of you to try and help tho.
     
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      It looks a bit like Geranium pyrenaicum, maybe the cultivar Bill Wallis.
       
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