Rose Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)

Rose Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens)Tender perennial grown as a houseplant Description: Deeply divided foliage with a strong rose fragrance; seasonal blooming in spring with sporadic blooms through summer in shades of pink with deeper pink veining Culture: Prefers partial shade and moist but well drained soil mix; cut back regularly to maintain a bushy habit Hardiness: USDA Zones 10 through 11, if grown outdoors Origin: Garden Origin Attributes: Fragrant Foliage, Houseplant The P.

Tolerates some shade

4-petaled flowers in clusters atop upright stems

multi-stemmed shrub

Jefferson also included Itea virginica in his book

This rare and desirable native woodland perennial was named to honor Thomas Jefferson in 1792 by the "Father of American Botany

or keepsakes

believed passionately in individual liberty and a more egalitarian society

received the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's award of merit

pure white flowers in profusion

According to Fearing Burr

Sweet Betsy

This North American native grows from Ontario and Manitoba south to Georgia and Louisiana