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Pelargoniums Uniques

This is a catch-all group of plants, some of which date back to the 1860s in the UK and others of which have been recently hybridized by Jay Kapac in Southern California. They are generally strong growers. The flowers can be small, but the plants are very floriferous. Not all in this group appear to be related to each other.

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Picture	Name	Zone	Season	Size	Price
	Pelargonium 'Amelita' A new hybrid by Jay Kapac of Southern California. It is named for Amelita Rose Wong, a dedicated collector of pelargoniums. It has dark orange red flowers with large dark brown blotches and veins on the upper petals and small brown blotches on the lower petals.				$6.00
	Pelargonium 'Aprille' A new hybrid from Jay Kapac of Southern California. Named for Aprille Curtis. The flowers are a vivid scarlet with dark maroon blotches and veins on the upper petals.				$6.00
	Pelargonium 'Bolero' A Frances Hartsook hybrid using P. 'Old Scarlet Unique'. 1972. "Bright neon rose pink, with almost black centers. Leaf greyish-green".				$6.00
	Pelargonium 'Claire' A new hybrid from the talented Jay Kapac from Southern California. Glowing ember red flowers with dark maroon blotches covering most of the upper petals. Named for Claire Lunt of Southern California.				$6.00
	Pelargonium 'Cynthia' A new hybrid from Jay Kapac of Southern California. A beautiful orange pelargonium with pale orange lower petals, dark orange upper petals with a central brown blotch and veins. Named for Cynthia Pardoe of Southern California, a leading luminary in the preservation of heirloom Regals.				$6.00
	Pelargonium 'Flor de Fuego' Hybrdized by Jay Kapac, southern California. Brilliant orange red flowers with dark brown blotches and veins on upper petals, with faint brown streaks on lower petals.				$6.00
	Pelargonium 'Mystery' Frances Hartsook, USA 1961. Clusters of dark velvety red flowers with almost black blotches Thought to be P x domesticum x P. 'Old Scarlet Unique'.				$6.00
	Pelargonium 'Old Scarlet Unique' Very large, lobed and serrated leaves in pale green. Red flowers with a dark brown blotch on upper petals.				$6.00 Four-inch
	Pelargonium 'Polka' Unique From Frances Hartsook, USA, 1972 (P. 'Old Scarlet Unique' x ? Glowing orange upper petals and paler orange lower petals. Brownish blotches on upper petals and purple veins. Very floriferous.				$6.00
	Pelargonium 'Robin's Unique' Small dark green narrowly lobed leaves; little umbel-like clusters of red flowers. Compact plant.				$6.00 Four-inch
	Pelargonium 'Rollison's Unique' (pungent) Ruffled leaves and strong rose-magenta flowers. Very showy.				$6.00 Four-inch

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Monsonia speciosa

This is an unusual member of the Geranium Family. The leaf lobes are very fine and narrow, and the flowers look like white tissue paper with notched margins and a pink central blotch. The anthers are orange. The plant grows in the winter and flowers in the spring. It must be allowed to go dormant during the summer. At that time all water should be withheld. It does well in a container, but should be protected from temperatures below freezing in the winter. It can be propagated from root cuttings or seeds. The roots are bright yellow and semi fibrous. It comes from the winter rainfall areas of the Western Cape of South Africa and grows in sandy loam.

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