x oxonianum

Fertile hybrids giving a long season of flowering from May to September (or October). Many have interesting foliage too.

This hybrid species is probably the most commonly encountered in gardens - but most people will have the wrong name for it!  The two parents are Geranium endressii and Geranium versicolor, and many gardens will have a green leaved, mid-salmon pink flowered cultivar that they think is Geranium endressii, the majority will be the hybrid Geranium x oxonianum.  Geranium endressii has plain green leaves and a creeping habit, Geranium versicolor has shiny green leaves with brown marks and is clump forming, Geranium x oxonianum almost always has the brown markings, though they may be very hard to see, and is clump forming but may seed to give the impression of vegatative spread.

There are now many named cultivars, probably over 100, and they are nearly all pink!  There are a few white, and near-whites.  Most of the variation comes from the type of flower, size of the plant, and most especially the pattern of brown markings on the leaves.  Most forms grow to between 30cm and 60cm tall and about 50cm across, they will usually retain a clump of leaves overwinter though this will be smaller than the clump size in the growing season.

Geranium x oxonianum is usually grown in sun though it can tolerate light shade and will continue to flower okay in some shade.  Soil type is not important as long as the extremes of dry and wet are avoided.

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Geranium x oxonianum 'Elworthy Misty'

Geranium x oxonianum 'Elworthy Misty'£4.50

Clumps of rich green leaves heavily blotched with chocolate brown and masses of pink flowers densely netted with deeper pink veins. Ordinary soil in sun or light shade, to 40cm.


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Geranium x oxonianum 'Moundmaster'

Geranium x oxonianum 'Moundmaster'£4.50

Neat mounds of chocolate brown blotched light green leaves and palest pink flowers with deeper veining from May to October. Cut back to tidy up if needed. 40cm. Sun.


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Geranium x oxonianum 'Phantom'

Geranium x oxonianum 'Phantom'£5.00

A recent selection from John Tuite with very heavily marked leaves, purplish brown on mid green. Deep pink flowers with deeper veins. Clumps for ordinary soil in sun or light shade.


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Geranium x oxonianum 'Red Sceptre'

Geranium x oxonianum 'Red Sceptre'£5.00

A medium sized plant with brown spotted leaves and narrow petalled flowers densely veined with a reddish pink. Average soil in sun or light shade. 40cm.


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Geranium x oxonianum 'Something Special'

Geranium x oxonianum 'Something Special'£5.00

The name says it all! Heavily dark chocolate brown marked foliage and masses of brilliant deep pink flowers from May to September. Can be cut back to tidy in summer if needed. Sun, average soil. 45cm.


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Geranium x oxonianum 'Stillingfleet Keira'

Geranium x oxonianum 'Stillingfleet Keira'£5.00

Bright pink flowers with darker veining on a mid-sized plant to about 40cm. Average soil in sun or light shade.


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