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- Duftgeranien: The best varieties at a glance
- Varieties with a citrus-like fragrance
- Varieties with a minty fragrance
- Varieties with rose-like scent
- Especially special varieties
- Tips & Tricks
The 300 fragrance varieties differ not only in their color but above all in their fragrance
Duftgeranien: The best varieties at a glance
Fragrance geraniums - of these easily reproducible perennials, there are about 300 species and varieties. Therefore, there should be something for every taste. They can differ among others in terms of their shape, their growth behavior, their flower color and their fragrance.
Varieties with a citrus-like fragrance
The varieties with a citrus-like fragrance belong for the most part to the species Pelargonium citrodorum and Pelargonium crispum. The following copies are recommended:
Varieties with a minty fragrance
The mint or methol-scented sorts of scented geranium look quite different. These include, in particular, those of the species Pelargonium tomentosum. The following items are included:
Varieties with rose-like scent
There are fewer representatives of those varieties that recall their fragrance of roses. Such varieties belong to the species Pelargonium graveolens. Worth mentioning here are Attar of Roses and, Rosemarie. These varieties work best on their own.
Especially special varieties
The following specimens convince above all with their extraordinary scent. Anyone who plants them should - in order to be able to perceive the fragrance well - not put them in the vicinity of other fragrant varieties:
But not only the scent convinces with so many scented geraniums. Also, the flower color and shape or the leaves in their shape can be interesting. How about the following examples:
Tips & Tricks
The citrus-scented varieties should keep away mosquitoes. They are also less attractive for pests. This brings a lower maintenance costs.