Geraniaceae Pelargonium Vancouver Centennial Geranium

Went to the nursery this morning for a friend and came away with this little beauty. Plan is to take a few cuttings later and fill in a few spaces.
robert

 

Oh my word, my neighbour has just bought that too I think. Forget what she called it, certainly wasn't a long name like that,lol but I'm sure it was for indoors - does that sound right? Really pretty plant.

Have you got any gaps, cap? Don't believe it, Sure you will make some though!

cheers

 

Forgot to ask - why is it called pelargonium & geranium? I thought they were the same thing but sure I remember reading on here that they are not and that gardeners got annoyed if you called a pelargonium a geranium????

Whatever - it's nice! Is it perennial or an annual? Excuse my ignorance, well you know me by now lol.

cheers

 

Always make room for something as nice as that:gnthb:
robert

 

'Vancouver Centennial' is a zonal cultivar bearing gold leaves with a brown center splash. Bears single red-orange flowers in clusters. This plant is commonly called a geranium, which can be confusing. The genus is Pelargonium, though there is a completely different group of plants with the genus name Geranium, which are commonly called Cranesbills. Remove dead flowers to promote new growth. Excellent container or border plant. Good houseplant.
( Not my words borrowers. I snitched it from the w.w.w )

Pelargonium (pronounced /ˌpɛlɑrˈɡoʊniəm/)[1] is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly known as geraniums or storksbills. Confusingly, Geranium is the correct botanical name of a separate genus of related plants often called Cranesbills. Both genera are in the Family Geraniaceae. Linnaeus originally included all the species in one genus, Geranium, but they were later separated into two genera by Charles Lâ??Héritier in 1789. Gardeners sometimes refer to the members of Genus Pelargonium as "pelargoniums" in order to avoid the confusion, but the older common name "geranium" is still in regular use. ( Thanks to Wikapedia)
Confused????? I am

robert

 

Remember me? the plant with big long name Geraniaceae Pelargonium Vancouver Centennial
Well...would you look at me now. I have a flower:gnthb: