Scented leaf geraniums
I love scented leaf geraniums. I love the flowers, delicate and perfect, and the scent of a leaf rubbed on your fingers. I have Attar of Roses, Orange Fizz, and Lady Plymouth, Clorinda, Sweet Mimosa, Atomic Snowflake, Citronella and Deerwood Lavender Lad. The names themselves are a pleasure. This is Attar of Roses, grown for its strong rose scent which is used in the perfume industry. This is Orange Fizz. Rub a leaf between your fingers and the scent is the smell released by peeling an orange. The flower, like all scented leaf pelargonium flowers, is simple: this one a pale pink flared with deep purple. This is Citronella. The flower is similar. You might struggle to see the difference, although the purple flare is more delicate, but the scent of the leaves here is strongly lemon, more lemon than a lemon! And this is Lady Plymouth. The leaf is a sage green with a white edge and the flower a simple, slightly lavend...