Geraniaceae: Pelargoniums (Scented Leaf)

 

Pelargoniums : Scented Leaf

These plants have been sentimental favorites for several hundred years. Over 100 varieties of scented leaf pelargoniums are available. The range of detectable scents is remarkable, and includes rose, lime, ginger, peach, lemon, peppermint, nutmeg, oak, strawberry, balsam, apricot, coconut, apple, and many others. Although many scented leaf pelargoniums grow to a large size in the ground, their size can be controlled by keeping them in pots, and by pruning the tips during the growing season. Most are frost tender, and need to be protected during the winter from temperatures in the low 30's (F)and below, and from excessive moisture when they are not in growth. Cuttings root easily in potting soil, and new cuttings can be made for the following year. Plants should be placed where they can be easily touched. Leaves can be utilized in potpourri, cooking, and for toiletries. This list also included a few pelargoniums in the Unique category. It is for the convenience of the nursery rather than for their affinity with the scented leaf pelargoniums.

Geraniaceae offers 135 plants in Pelargoniums (Scented Leaf)
1
P. 'Abundance' (lemon)
From Carol Roller in Southern California. Large P. crispum-type leaves with shallowly dentate margins; light lavender flowers; very attractive container plant.
Four-inch $4.50
2   P. 'Ainsbrook Beauty' (very light lemon)
Prominent cream and yellow variegation. Flowers light lilac background with large prominent purple blotches on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
3   P. 'Apricot Fool' (spicy)
Milky pink flowers with deep pink blotches; shiny leathery divided leaves of deep green
Four-inch $4.50
4   P. 'Apricot Glace' (spicy)
White flowers with light pink blotches. Shiny leathery divided leaves of deep green.
Four-inch $4.50
5
P. 'Apricot' (syn. 'Paton's Unique') (spicy)
Bright, cherry-colored flowers with white throat. Shiny leathery divided leaves of deep green.
Four-inch $4.50
6   P. 'Ardwyck Cinnamon' (cinnamon)
Soft gray-green leaves; sprays of small white flowers; compact and handsome pot plant.
Four-inch $4.50
7
P. 'Aroma' (green-apple scent)
Shallowly lobed and curly light green leaves. Tiny white flowers. Handsome container plant.
Four-inch $4.50
8   P. 'Arucana' (flowery/gardenia)
From J. Kapac, in Val Verde, in Southern California. Fast growing and spreading, and good for baskets. Late bloomer. Primitive narrow petalled flowers of lilac-pink, whose upper petals are ruffled.
Four-inch $4.50
9
P. 'Atomic Snowflake' (rose-scented)
Pale chartreuse, large, irregularly lobed leaves, marbled with cream. Small pink flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
10
P. 'Attar of Roses' (rose)
The best of the rose scents: strong and very sweet. Small pale lavender flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
11
P. 'Balsam' (oak)
Similar to P. 'Fern Leaf'with finely dissected slightly sticky leaves; leaf lobes are slightly broader. Pinch back for fullness in containers; small lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
12
P. 'Beauty' (light citrus-mint)
Bright green, lobed and dissected, felted leaves with central blotched zone. Deep pink, small flowers with cherry veins and blotches. Good for hanging baskets.
Four-inch $4.50
13
P. 'Both's Snowflake' (lemon-rose)
Divided, gray-green leaves splashed with white to cream variegation. Sweet scent. Lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
14
P. 'Brilliant' (rose)
Shallowly lobed, leathery, dark green leaves. Dark cerise flowers becoming pale in the center. Darker cerise veins.
Four-inch $4.50
15
P. 'Brunswick' (oak)
Oak-leaf type with dark veins on the new growth and large, deep rose-colored flowers with dark spots.
Four-inch $4.50
16
P. 'Candy Dancer' (lemon rose) (Australia)
Similar to P. 'Dr. Livingstone', but leaves finer and smaller. Pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
17
P. 'Charity' (lemon rose)
Handsome foliage with a wide golden border around the light green leaves; small mauve-pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
18
P. 'Charmay Snowflurry' (lemon balm)
Large shallowly lobed round and ruffled leaves. Irregularly splashed with cream. Light pink clusters of flowers with small blotches and veins on the upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
19
P. 'Chocolate Mint' (mint)
Densely felted, very large, mid green leaves with prominent brown blotches. Sprawling plant to 36"; good in containers. Hardy to 25 degrees F.
Four-inch $4.50
20
P. 'Clorinda' (forest)
Sweet, aromatic, foresty scent. Huge rangy plants, up to 36" in container. Makes good standard. Large soft mid green leaves. Large, shocking-pink flowers with red blotches and maroon veins.
Four-inch $4.50
21
P. 'Cocomint Rose' (rose)
Dissected, light green, felted leaves. Pink flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
22
P. 'Cook's Apple Cider' (apple cider)
Small, ruffled, soft, light green leaves. Sprays of tiny white flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
23
P. 'Copthorne' (cedar)
Large, broadly lobed mid green leaves. Large, light purple-pink flowers with wine blotches and veins on upper petals; blooms over a long period.
Four-inch $4.50
24
P. 'Crowfoot' (mint)
Very finely dissected, light green leaves. Pale lavender flowers with cherry-colored blotches and slight veining.
Four-inch $4.50
25
P. 'Curly' (P. x fragrans x P. odoratissimum) (nutmeg)
Gray-green leaves, more dentate at edge of leaves than P. odoratissimum. White flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
26
P. 'Dappled Oak' (oak)
Leathery, dark-green leaves, irregularly blotched and splashed with cream. Lavender-pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
27
P. 'Dark Lady' (oak)
An oak-leaf selection. Lavender-pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
28
P. 'Dean's Delight' (oak)
Sticky, narrow-lobed, rough leaves. Small lavender flowers with cherry spots and veins on upper petals. Compact, attractive growth.
Four-inch $4.50
29
P. 'Dr. Livingstone' (also known as P. 'Skeleton Rose') (lemon -rose)
Finely dissected, large green leaves with rolled leaf margins. Lavender flowers with magenta blotches and veins.
Four-inch $4.50
30
P. 'Endsleigh' (oak)
Dark green, blotched leaves which become green in summer, and which are lobed and ruffled; lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
31
P. 'Fair Ellen' (light oak)
Soft, hairy, faintly sticky leaves. Prominent leaf blotches. Lavender-pink flowers with red-black blotches and streaking.
Four-inch $4.50
32   P. 'Fern Leaf' (oak)
Probably a form of P. glutinosum. The finest dissected leaf of all scented pelargoniums; aptly named. Long, rangy grower. Pinch back for fullness in containers. Small lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
33
P. 'Frensham' (citrus lemon)
Large, bushy plant with small, sharply lobed leaves. Lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
34
P. 'Fringed Apple' (apple)
Small, gray-green toothed leaves and small white flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
35
P. 'Giant Oak' (strong oak)
Giant, rangy plants. Prominent maroon leaf blotching in the spring. Large lavender-pink flowers with blotches and streaks.
Four-inch $4.50
36
P. 'Ginger' (ginger)
Soft, leathery, dark green leaves on vigorous upright plants. Lavender flowers with cherry veins on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
37
P. 'Godfrey's Pride' (very light peppermint)
Coarse, very rangy. Small pink flowers on large, softly lobed leaves.
Four-inch $4.50
38
P. 'Gold Dust' (pungent)
Light green, ruffled leaves with a golden caste. Pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
39
P. 'Golden Clorinda' (forest)
Light gray-green leaves with a gold margin, and large shocking pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
40
P. 'Golden Snowflake' (rose)
Light yellow-green, scalloped leaves. Light woody-rose scent. Small, pale lavender flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
41
P. 'Grace Thomas' (lemon/raspberry?)
Large shallowly lobed leaves. Mid-pink flowers with blotches and veins with large upper petals and narrow lower petals. A P. cordifolium hybrid.
Four-inch $4.50
42
P. 'Gray Lady Plymouth' (rose) (Sport of P. 'Lady Plymouth')
Pale silver-green leaves finely-margined in cream. Small pink-lavender flowers with feathering in the upper petals. Flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
43
P. 'Islington Peppermint' (peppermint)
A cross between P. tomentosum and P. 'Splendide'. A smaller paler green version of P. tomentosum, with small bi-colored flowers of deep reddish black on the upper petals and white with mauve markings on the lower petals.
Four-inch $4.50
44
P. 'Joy Lucille' (peppermint)
Seedling from Merry Gardens, named for Joy Logee. Coarse plant with light green, hairy leaves, and lavender-pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
45
P. 'Lady Plymouth' (light rose)
Pale green leaves margined in cream. Small, pale rose flowers in umbels. Compact; excellent container plant.
Four-inch $4.50
46
P. 'Lara Alladin' (citrus)
White flowers with small, purple-rose blotches on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
47
P. 'Lara Bounty' (rose)
Light green deeply dissected leaves; frilly mid-pink flowers with deep red blotches and purple veins on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
48
P. 'Lara Nomad' (citrus)
Large, slender, self-branching growth. Mid green, maple-shaped leaves. Mauve-purple flowers with fuchsia-purple markings.
Four-inch $4.50
49
P. 'Lara Starshine' (rose)
Large flowers in relation to most scenteds. Light grayish-green leaves, dissected and toothed; lower flower petals becoming white in the center; coral upper petals with black veins and blotches.
Four-inch $4.50
50   P. 'Lavender Flowered Rose' (light rose)
A sport of P. 'Red Flowered Rose'with light lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
51
P. 'Lemon Fancy' (lemon)
Small leaves, more dissected than P. citronellum. Harshly hairy. Strong lemon scent. Reddish-pink flowers with veins and blotches.
Four-inch $4.50
52
P. 'Lemon Kiss' (lemon)
Narrow-lobed leaves with rolled margins; light lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
53
P. 'Lemon Meringue' (citrus)
Small, rough, strongly scented leaves with pinky-mauve flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
54
P. 'Lillian Pottinger' (P. x fragrans x P. odoratissimum) (camphor)
Gray-green leaves with shallowly dissected and toothed leaf edges. Small white flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
55
P. 'Lime' (lime)
Soft, crinkled and lobed leaves. Large, rangy plants. Dark lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
56
P. 'Little Gem' (rose)
Small, finely divided, green leaves. More compact than other rose-scented pelargoniums. Light lavender-pink flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
57
P. 'Marie Thomas' (mens'eau de cologne)
Scalloped, leathery, small mid-green leaves. Light, lavender flowers. Large, billowing plant; good for hanging baskets.
Four-inch $4.50
58
P. 'Mexican Sage' (spicy)
Syn. 'Rose Paton's Unique. A sport of P. 'Apricot', but with a light colored flowers of pale rosy-lavender fading paler in the center.
Four-inch $4.50
59
P. 'Mint Rose' (mint rose)
Large, gray-green, hairy, dissected leaves; strong mint-rose scent. Pale lavender flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
60
P. 'Mme. Nonin' (apricot)
"Double" form of P. 'Apricot'(P. 'Paton's Unique'); cherry-colored flowers whose petals are so ruffled that they give the appearance of double flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
61
P. 'Mrs. Kingsley' (pungent)
Billowing growth. Bright rosy flowers. Crinkled and leathery dark green leaves.
Four-inch $4.50
62
P. 'Mrs. Taylor' (musk or vinagrette)
Dark green leaves. Bright red flowers. Difficult to propagate on old flowering wood. Great plant for a well-drained place in the garden. Blooms over a very long period of time.
Four-inch $4.50
63
P. 'Ocean Wave' (faint mint)
Large, lobed, mid green leaves. Pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
64
P. 'Old Fashioned Rose' (rose)
Rank growth; large, dissected, mid green leaves; small pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
65
P. 'Old Scarlet Unique'
Very large, lobed and serrated leaves in pale green. Red flowers with a dark brown blotch on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
66
P. 'Orange' (orange)
Light green, serrated and lobed leaves. Flowers almost white with dark-cherry blotches. Difficult to propagate.
Four-inch $4.50
67
P. 'Orsett' (spicy mint scent)
Large green broadly lobed leaves with a dark central blotch. Flowers mid lilac with large dark blotches on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
68
P. 'Peach' (peach/gooseberry)
Mid green, tiny leaves, irregularly splotched with cream. Small, pale pink flowers with cherry veins on upper petals. Remove more vigorous all-green growth to maintain variegation.
Four-inch $4.50
69
P. 'Peacock' (rose)
Irregularly splashed, cream on chartreuse-green leaves. Upright large plant to 2 1/2'in pots. Pale lavender flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
70
P. 'Phyllis' (apricot)
Leaves of dark green with a wide cream variegated edge. Cherry colored flowers with a white throat.
Four-inch $4.50
71
P. 'Pineapple' (faint canned-pineapple fragrance)
. Leathery, dark green leaves. Lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
72
P. 'Pink Champagne' (lime)
Dark green, leathery, lobed leaves. Large flowers have shocking-pink edges fading to blue-pink with darker veins.
Four-inch $4.50
73
P. 'Poquito' (woodsy)
Leaf edges rolled over. Slightly sticky. Narrow lavender-pink flowers with streaks and blotches. Very compact growth. Attractive container plant.
Four-inch $4.50
74
P. 'Pretty Polly' (faint mint or almond)
Serrated, mid -green, veined and dissected leaves. Seldom blooms. Odd scent. Mid -pink flowers fading white to center; prominent maroon-blue blotches with feathering on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
75   P. 'Prince of Orange' (orange)
Slightly leathery small mid green leaves on an upright shrubby plant; pale pink flowers with attractive blotches and veins.
Four-inch $4.50
76
P. 'Pugent Peppermint' (peppermint)
Dissected light green, felted leaf. Small lavender flowers
Four-inch $4.50
77
P. 'Red Capri' (pungent)
Cherry-pink flowers with black blotches and feathering. Large leaves, heavily veined and dissected.
Four-inch $4.50
78
P. 'Red Flowered Rose' (light rose)
Very distinctive dissected and veined green leaves. Light cherry flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
79
P. 'Rober's Lemon Rose' (lemon -rose)
Irregularly lobed, mid green leaves. Small pink flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
80   P. 'Robin's Unique'
Small dark green narrowly lobed leaves; little umbel-like clusters of red flowers. Compact plant.
Four-inch $4.50
81
P. 'Roller's Satinique' (forest)
Soft, much dissected, mid green leaves. Coral flowers with cherry blotches and feathering. Very floriferous.
Four-inch $4.50
82
P. 'Rollison's Unique' (pungent)
Ruffled leaves and strong rose-magenta flowers. Very showy.
Four-inch $4.50
83
P. 'Round Leaf Rose' (lemon-rose)
Rounded and ruffled mid green leaves with lightly toothed margins; clusters of mid pink flowers with a little veining on the upper petals. Plant large and sprawling.
Four-inch $4.50
84
P. 'Royal Oak' (woodsy)
Lobed and blotched leaves. Lavender-pink flowers with streaks and blotches.
Four-inch $4.50
85
P. 'Ruby-Edged Oak' (oak)
Large, mid green oak'leaves with a fine red line around the margin; mauve flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
86
P. 'Sandalwood' (woodsy)
Long medium-lobed leaves with sharply toothed edges. Small pink flowers with dark cherry blotches on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
87
P. 'Schottesham Pet' (balsam)
Deeply lobed, small, leaves. Small red flowers with deep plum veins. Compact plants. Very floriferous.
Four-inch $4.50
88
P. 'Sharp-toothed Oak' (oak)
Very aromatic leaves with broader dissections than P. 'Fern Leaf'. Narrow lavender-pink flowers with streaks and blotches.
Four-inch $4.50
89   P. 'Shrubland Rose' (faint sweet pine)
Cherry-rose flowers with cherry feathering on upper petals. Leathery, faintly rough leaves. Vigorous upright growth.
Four-inch $4.50
90
P. 'Snowflake' (rose) (Original form of 'Variegated Round Leaf Rose')
Pale, chartreuse-green, shallowly lobed leaves irregularly splashed with cream. Pinkish flowers in umbels.
Four-inch $4.50
91
P. 'Sonoma Lavender' (pungent)
Sport of P. 'Brilliant'. Lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
92
P. 'Staghorn Oak' (oak)
Faintly sticky leaves. Prominent, mid green, deeply dissected and narrowly lobed leaves. Mid pink flowers with cherry blotches and veins.
Four-inch $4.50
93
P. 'Strawberry' (sweet strawberry candy)
Dissected and toothed, small, mid green leaves. Very fragrant. Flowers have pale lilac-white petals with raspberry and plum veins and streaks on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
94
P. 'Sweet Miriam' (pineapple/oak)
Sweet scent. Rough mid green broadly lobed and deeply dissected leaves. Rangy. Large candy-pink flowers with darker pink blotches and cherry veins. Long blooming period.
Four-inch $4.50
95
P. 'Variegated Fair Ellen' (oak)
Narrowly lobed leaves, irregularly splashed with cream. Lavender-pink flowers with reddish-black blotches and feathering.
Four-inch $4.50
96
P. 'Village Hill Oak' (very light oak)
Small, mid green leaf, shallowly-lobed, with central dark-brown blotch. Small lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
97
P. 'panduriforme' (balm)
Broadly lobed dark green hairy leaves. Pale pink flowers with dark purple veins on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
98
P. 'radens' (mint)
Finely dissected, dark green leaves, with rolled margins. Pale pink flowers with beetroot -colored veins on the upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
99
P. capitatum (rose)
Rose scent. Ruffled leaves. Small pink flowers. Seed heads resemble hedgehog.
Four-inch $4.50
100
P. citronellum (syn. P. 'Mabel Grey')
(lemon) Harshly hairy, rough, mid green, veined leaves. Strongest of all the lemon scents. Reddish-pink flowers with darker veins and blotches. Makes a good standard.
Four-inch $4.50
101
P. crispum 'Golden Lemon Crispum' (very light lemon scent)
Tiny light green leaves that are smaller than a dime, with yellow irregular margins.
Four-inch $4.50
102
P. crispum 'Minor' (lemon)
Leaves even tinier than P. crispum, and crinkled. Spidery, lavender flowers with dark veins.
Four-inch $4.50
103
P. crispum 'Prince Rupert Variegated' (lemon)
Singular charm; small, crinkled, pale green leaves margined in cream on long upright stems. Strong lemon scent. Lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
104
P. crispum 'Prince Rupert' (lemon)
Crinkled, pale-green leaf that is larger than P. crispum. Strong, rangy growth. Lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
105
P. crispum (strong lemon scent)
A selection with an unusually large flowers. Tiny, crinkled leaves. Upright growth to 18" in container. Flowers lavender with slight raspberry feathering in throat of upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
106
P. denticulatum 'Filicifolium' (pungent)
Seed field collected in South Africa. Finely dissected sticky, hairy leaves and pale lavender flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
107
P. denticulatum (oak)
Ferny leaves. Long, rangy grower. Pinch back for fullness in containers. Pale lavender flowers with dark blotches on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
108   P. englerianum (rose-camphor)
Tiny, crinkled green leaves; petals pink, with purple blotches and veins on upper petals. A species from South Africa, from winter rain and snow area, grows well in sandy soil with minimal summer water. Easy to propagate.
Four-inch $4.50
109
P. fragrans 'Joanne's Spring Clover' (nutmeg)
Tiny, crinkled, gray-green leaves with small white flowers. Sweet scent.
Four-inch $4.50
110

P. fragrans 'Logee's Fragrans' (nutmeg)
Another cultivated form of P. x fragrans. Small white flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
111



P. fruticosum (faintly pungent)
A shrubby little plant with tiny narrow-lobed rough leaves. Flowers are pale pink with narrow petals; flowers almost continuously. Water lightly, but do not let dry out.
Four-inch $4.50
112   P. glutinosum (oak)
Divided, toothed, and sticky, large mid green leaves. Rangy. Very strong oak scent. Lavender flowers with dark blotches on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
113   P. grossularioides (coconut)
Small-lobed, shiny-green leaves with scent of coconut candy. Minute flowers of light magenta. Treat as annual; self seeds in garden.
Four-inch $4.50
114
P. hispidum (balm/soapy)
Lavender-white flowers with plum streaks on upper petals. Grape-like, hairy, very large leaves. Rank growth to 36". Small lavender flowers. Sometimes called P. "Citronella."
Four-inch $4.50
115

P. ionidiflorum (celery)
A small, woody shrublet. Very distinctive broadly lobed leaves with dissected and toothed margins. Narrow petaled flowers of deep rose-pink. Tolerant of high summer and low winter temperatures. Flowers most of the year. Well-drained soil.
Four-inch $4.50
116
P. limoneum (lime/lemon)
Small serrated leaves. Long, rangy stems to 2'. Small shocking-pink flowers with cherry veins and blotches.
Four-inch $4.50
117
P. lucaeflora (rose)
Medium size P. graveolens-type leaves with a scent very similar to P. 'Attar of Roses;' plants are larger in size.
Four-inch $4.50
118
P. odoratissimum 'Apple Cider' (spritzy apple)
Dissected, soft green leaves; small white flowers.
Four-inch $4.50
119
P. odoratissimum (apple)
Our selection; best form of a very variable species, in leaf and plant size, as well as in scent. Large, round, irregularly lobed, light green leaves. Small white flowers with tiny rose blotches on upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50
120
P. pseudoglutinosum (oak)
A sprawling shrub with sticky dark green leaves with a maroon central blotch. Flowers are one to two per stem (to distinguish it from P. glutinosum) and are pale pink with dark pink blotches and purple veins on the upper petals.
Four-inch $4.50