Pelargonium plant/ Jeranium Plant

Pelargonium plant/ Jeranium Plant

Pelargonium were originally thought to be the same plant as Geraniums, which had arrived in the New World several hundred years earlier, hence earning their common name.

Pelargonium is a large genus within the family Geraniaceae, which has a worldwide distribution in temperate to subtropical zones with some 800 mostly herbaceous species.

This is why pelargoniums need a sheltered position in the garden where they get morning sun and kept out of the heat of the afternoon sun. You can do this by growing and planting pelargoniums in pots.