Anyone who knows me will verify that I am a "flower ho". I love flowers in all shapes and sizes. They lift my spirit and sing to my soul in a real and tangible way. However, as I have grown older and gardened more, I have learned to look beyond the showy flower and appreciate the foliage on plants just as much. The variations in foliage color, shape and pattern can be just as beautiful and often longer lasting. At the Philadelphia Flower Show this year, I discovered geraniums with big beautiful chocolaty leaves that I was determined to find for my container displays this year. In my search, I found some gorgeous varieties of geraniums with leaves as pretty as the flowers. The first picture is of
Pelagardini "Mrs. Pollack". She doesn't show any sign of flowering, but I can hear her saying, " Honey, with leaves as pretty as mine I don't need to flower!" Mrs. Pollack is sharing her container with
Dark Dancer White Clover. The second picture is of the geranium
Crystal Palace Gem with the most delicious spring green leaves that make me smile just thinking about them.
