Geranium cuttings

I love white geraiums and last year I had some pure white plants from a supermarket. I liked them so much I decided to take 10 cuttings last September over winter them in my glass verander and plant them out this year. All 10 cuttings survived ok and I have planted them into my garden expecting them to be pure white as last year. They have flowered a very pale pink, can anyone explain this?

 

Hi Welcome to the forum

Lots of white flowers start off pink then turn white I have this with a peony I grow.
I cant see the colour changing from last year to this being the same plant so somthing has changed , depends were you grew them last year full sun half shade windowsill all can have a effect on colour, ie full sun would soon take the pink colour out , have they only just floowered ?? this year ??


Spruce

 

They came into flower at Easter in my veranda which only has the sun until miday, I planted them out 2nd week May in full sun,the new opening flowers are still the same pale pink. One thing though the compost I used for the cuttings I mixed in some red building sand to make it more atractive for the winter months, could this possibly be the cause ?

 

Hi

The sand would help with drainage but it woudnt effect the colour I suspect as the seasson goes on they will go whiter, do they stay pink or eventualy turn white ??

Spruce

 

Welcome from me to.

My new white Golden Torch Rhodendrum startted off pink but did end up white.

Not so sure about your geranium.

 

I would agree that light conditions can alter the colouring of pure white flowers . I have had white fuchsias that pink at certain times ..Unlikely that they will have changed colour by taking cuttings ..Let us know how they go after a fews weeks ..

Dave

 

Ah, one of the mysteries of life. I have an old Snowy Trail African Violet which is now pale pinkish [was pure white ], and one which is from a cutting from same, which is pure white. Aged parent says being in the sun can cause it, maybe.