Goodnight Flower

This is what I think of as a common geranium. It’s Latin name, though, is Pelargonium. The Geranium is not a Pelargonium. Yes, it’s confusing!

Pelargonium has the common names geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills.
Geranium has the common name cranesbill and is sometimes called “hardy geranium”.

No, there is no test. I just thought you might be interested!

Pelargonium (I), 4.23.19

Goodnight Flower

Someone once spoke of the Geranium as if it was too lowly to photograph. (I suspect he might actually have been referring to the Pelargonium, which is often confused with the Geranium since the common name of the Pelargonium is geranium, because I know he had a lot of them growing in his area.) In any case, I think they are lovely and so I share one with you today. The common name of the Geranium is cranesbill.

Purple Geranium, 4.18.18