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Old swedish variety's

This group consist of plants that has been preserved within family's in generations by using cuttings and whole plants. Several groups are included such as Fancy leaf, Rosebud, dwarf/mini's etc.

Amanda New -06

Flower: Semi-double bright orange-red.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with light zone.
Other: -

Arbrå New -06

Flower: Double white.
Leaf: Light to mid-green leaves without zone.
Other: Large plant. From the wood castle Arbrå in provice Hälsingland in Sweden.

Augusta

Flower: Single, light pink flowered with darker edges and eye.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with light zone.
Other: Weak/Winding stems, ought to be pruned often.

Elinros mörk(dark)

Flower: Double, dark cerise.
Leaf: Mid green big leaves with dark zone.
Other: Sturdy/large plant. Sold with the name ’Hamilton’ in the 1960s in Sweden.

Elinros ljus New -06

Flower: Double, light cerise.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with zone.
Other: -

Heliga Birgitta (Saint Bridgette) New -07

Flower: Single, white with orange stamens.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with light zone.
Other: From the swedish village Lohärad in the province Stockholm.

Imminge vit

Flower: Semi-double, big cream white.
Leaf: Mid green big leaves with light zone.
Other: Purchased a cutting on the Swedish garden show "Nordisk Trädgård" year 2004 at Swedish Pelargonium societys display case

Lövstabruk New -07

Flower: Single, deep-red very big bouquet.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with light zone.
Other: Arrived to Leufsta manor at the swedish province Uppland about 1870.

Morfar(Grandpa)

Flower: Single, light salmon with darker eye.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with light zone.
Other: -

Mårbacka (Blekinge)

Flower: Double, pale pink. More sun more color.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with almost non-existent zone.
Other: Weak/Winding stems, ought to be pruned often. From the famous swedish author Selma Lagerlöfs (born 1858 - died 1940) mansion 'Mårbacka'. Love this one!

Nybro kin New -06

Flower: Single, salmon/white.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with red zone.
Other: -

Oxarv New -07

Flower: Single, pink with darker nervs towards the centre. Dark pink-red stamens.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with marked zone.
Other: -

Sikeå

Flower: Double, candy pink flowers.
Leaf: Mid green beautiful leaves with clear zone.
Other: From a small village in the province Norrland in Sweden.

Smultron & Mjölk (Wild strawberry and milk)

Flower: Single, red with white eye.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with light zone.
Other: -

Stadt Bern

Flower: Single, deep red, narrow petals (almost glowing in the dark)
Leaf: Dark green-grey leaves with clear dark green zone.
Other: Old german variety.

Stilleryd

Flower: Semi-double, dark salmon.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with clear green zone.
Other: Sturdy/large plant. From the old Stilleryd-farm outside city Karlshamn in the province Blekinge, Sweden.

Thea New -06

Flower: Single, light pink/salmon with white center.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with zone.
Other: From Vallby in the province Skåne, Sweden.

Ulriksdal New -07

Flower: Big single, mid-pink/salmon.
Leaf: Gold-leaved with chestnut zone.
Other: -

Älvdalen New -06

Flower: Single, light pink/violet.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with light zone.
Other: -

Fancy leaf

This group has beautiful leaves with different patterns, shapes and color.
The plants need a lot of light but not harsh sunlight. NB! Scant the watering during winter rest.

A Happy Thought New -07

Flower Single, bright red, narrow petals.
Leaf: Green leaves with white center (Bi-color).
Other: Old english varity (Lynes of Warwick) - 1877

Copper Queen

Flower: Single, bright red, narrow petals.
Leaf: Tri-color leaves with light green center, dark green edges and a brownish zone
Other: -

Caroline Schmidt(C.Schmidt), Wilhelm Langguth

Flower: Double, bright red.
Leaf: Tri-color leaves with middle green center, creme-white edges and a redish zone.
Other: Old varity about 1898.

Distinction New -06

Flower: Single, red.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with dark thin zone.
Other: Old varity about 1874.

Golden Chine

Flower: Single, red bright.
Leaf: Light green (golden) leaves with mid green butterfly.
Other: -

Green Gold New -06

Flower: Single, light red.
Leaf: Lightgreen leaves with red thin zone.
Other: -

Grey Sprite

Flower: Single orange flowers with white eye.
Leaf: Dark-green with white thin edge that gets pink/red in the sunlight.
Other: -

Little Jip New -07

Flower: Semi-double pink.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with yellow/white border and red zone (Silver tricolor leaved).
Other: -

Mrs Pollock New -07

Flower: Single, red flowers.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with yellow/white border and red/brown zone.
Other: Introduced by the english breeder Peter Grieve 1858.

Occold Sheild New -06

Flower: Semi orange-red flowers.
Leaf: Light green leaves with red/brown butterfly.
Other: Introduced by the english breeder rev. Stanley Stringer. The Occold series are named after the place he was pastor.

Silver Wings

Flower: Single lavender-pink.
Leaf: Silver leaf, mid green with silver dots and cream white edges.
Other: Introduced by the english breeder Neville West.

Rosebud flowered

The name is give because the flowers resemble a bouquet of roses
The flowers is sensitive to rain/water

Appleblossom Rosebud

Flower: Very double, white with bright pink edge. Looks like double apple-flower.
Leaf: Mid green leaves with lighter zone.
Other: Is said to be eng. queen Victorias favourite. Old variety from about 1870.

Bornholm

Flower: Very double, bright red.
Leaf: Dark green leaves with yellow veining.
Other: Old swedish variety.

Garnet Rosebud

Flower: Very double, deep dark-red, delicious!
Leaf: Dark green-grey leaves with clear dark green zone.
Other: Slow growing, dwarf. Introduced by the american breeder Holmes C. Miller 1970.

Noel Gordon New -07

Flower: Very double, candy pink.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with zone.
Other: From Washbrooke, said to be namned after the actress Noele Gordon from the TV series 'Crossroads 2001'.

Rococo New -06

Flower: Very double, baby pink.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with darker zone.
Other: Actually a hybrid and looks like a rose, love this one...

Scarlet Rambler

Flower: Very double, bright scarlet with lighter reverse.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves without zone.
Other: Old variety from about 1870.

Sister Henry New -07

Flower: Very double, dark pink with lighter reverse.
Leaf: Mid-greene with light zone.
Other: -

Purple Rambler

Flower: Very double, bright pink with lighter reverse.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves without zone.
Other: -

Bird's egg flowered

Bird's egg flowered have small dots, while Egg-shell have both dots and stripes on the petals in deviant color.

Avenida Mosaic Red New -07

Flower: Single, lightpink with red stripes and dots (Egg-shell).
Leaf: Mellangröna blad med svag zonmarkerinig.
Other: -

Gemma

Flower: Single, light salmon with darker center and red stripes and dots (Egg-shell).
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with light zone
Other: Introduced by the english breeder rev. Stanley Stringer.

Magda

Flower: Double, salmon with red stripes and dots (Egg-shell).
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with clear zone
Other: Introduced by the english breeder rev. Stanley Stringer.

Mr Stripey

Flower: Single, pink with dark pink dots and stripes (Egg-shell).
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with clear zone.
Other: Purchased seeds and sow year 2002 and got one like this! White single flowers with red dots and stripes. Lovely!!

Mrs JJ Knight Butterfly

Flower: Single, pale pink with bright pink dots towards the eye (Bird´s egg).
Leaf: Light green leaves with mid green butterfly in the middle.
Other: Wounderful!

Odensjö Occarina New -07

Flower: Semi-double light salmon with dark-salmon/red dots and stripes (Egg-shell).
Leaf: Mellangröna blad med blad med svag zon.
Other: Large plant. Introduced by the swedish breeder Monica Birgersson 2003 (Odensjö pelargoner).

Dwarfs and miniatures

These are smaller versions of the regular zonal pelargoniums. Dwarfs equals full grown plants with size 12,5 above the pot edge, but not higher than 20 cm (pot size between 9-11,5 cm/diam)
Miniatures equals full grown plants with size less than 12,5 cm above the pot edge (pot size max 9 cm/diam)
Dwarfs and minatures consists of a majority of the different groups such as Fancy Leaf etc.

Black Knight - pink New -06

Flower: Semi-double, pink.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with dark butterfly.
Other: -

Friesdorf

Flower: Single, red with narrow petals.
Leaf: Dark olive green leaves with thin dark green zone.
Other: Imported to Sweden from Germany soon after second world war (Max Lobner 1927)

Little Lady - pink New -06

Flower: Semi-double, cerise.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with light zone.
Other: -

Natalie

Flower: Semi-double, soft pink with white edges.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with light zone.
Other: From Sulmans 2003.

Odensjö Sheridan New -07

Flower: Single, light salmon-pink with darker ring in middle. The petals are filled with little dots.
Leaf: Dark-greene leaves with a dark zone.
Other: Introduced by the swedish breeder Monica Birgersson 2001 (Odensjö pelargoner).

Orange Splash

Flower: Single, light salmon/orange with dark orange dots and stripes.
Leaf: Light green-yellow leaves with mid-green wide zone.
Other: Egg-shell. Introduced by the english breeder Steve Fitzjohn 1992.

Royal Norfolk New -06

Flower: Semi-double, cerise/pink.
Leaf: Dark green leaves with a stroke of red and dark red zone.
Other: Introduced by the english breeder rev. Stanley Stringer.

Tom Tit

Flower: Single, salmon pink (very small flowers).
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with light zone.
Other:

Tulip flowered

Florets do not open fully, giving the look of half-opened tulips

Patricia Andréa

Flower: Pink.
Leaf: Mid-green fringed leaves without or very weak zone.
Other: Introduced by the american breeders Robert and Ralph Andréa.

Victoria Andréa New-07

Flower: Dark red.
Leaf: Mid-green fringed leaves without zone.
Other: -

Zonals

'Zonals' are pelargoniums that you are most probably familiar with as 'geraniums', the regular bedding type plants. They are called 'Zonals' because of the darker ring that encircles the centre of each leaf. The plants vary in size, the flowers vary in colour being either single, semi-double, double, rosebud flowered, cactus flowered, etc. The leaves also vary in colour and shape.

Bewerly Park New -07

Flower: Semi-double, dark salmon with lighter edge.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with dark copper zone.
Other: -

Brightstone New -07

Flower: Very double, raspberry-red with lighter reverse.
Leaf: Beautiful golden leaves with copper zone.
Other: Almost a rosebud. Lovely.

Chu Chu

Flower: Single, red flowers with a white eye.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with light zone.
Other: -

First Love?

Flower: Very light pink single flowered with a tinge of pink at the edge of the petals.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with weak zone
Other: Bought in a specialised pelargonium webbstore 2004. But I don't think I got the right one.

French Vanilla

Flower: Double, vanilla white(yellow).
Leaf: Mid-greene flowers with light zone.
Other: -

Highfields Vouge

Flower: Single red with a white eye (big flowers).
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with weak zone.
Other: Highfields series is introduced by the english breeder Ken Gamble. This one 1977.

Mere Casino

Flower: Single, red with lighter red/orange stripes.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves with light zone.
Other: Very special.

Kardinal Lawiselly

Flower: Double, dark cerise/purple.
Leaf: Dark greene leaves with weak zone.
Other: Large plant

Odensjö Liesel New -07

Flower: Semi-double, in the beginning white who alter in champagne. In full bloom the petals get pinkish color.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with darker zone.
Other: Introduced by the swedish breeder Monica Birgersson 2002 (Odensjö pelargoner).

Ryan Dollery New -07

Flower: Single white with light-pink middle.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with darker zone.
Other: Introduced by the English breeder Brian West. Simply wonderful!

Sweet Jess New -06

Flower: Very double, candy pink.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with dark red/brown butterfly.
Other: Can be sorted under both rosebuds, dwarf or fancy leaves.

Triumph de Nancy

Flower: Double, carmine red with white eye. My specimen is however single!
Leaf: Mid-green leaves.
Other: NB. Should have double flowers.

Winford Festival

Flower: Single, bright pink with white eye.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with weak zone.
Other: -

Unknown

This is a collection of pelargoniums without documented names. I have named them just to keep order in my collection.

Bispberg - a delicious (dwarf)/mini

Flower: Single, white with a pink eye.
Leaf: Dark greene leaves with slight darker zone and redish stems.
Other: Recived a cutting from a old man living in Bispberg in the province Dalarna/Sweden who told me that his late wife got the plant many many years ago.

Morfars gräddnos (Grandpa's cream nose) New -07

Flower: Semi double, white with pink/salmon center.
Leaf: Mid-green leaves marked zone.
Other: From my grandpa's collection.

Rosa dek blad/Pink Fancy

Flower: Single, pink flowers with white eye.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves with brown zone (darker in the sun).
Other: Bought in a nursery, without documented name

Hybrid Ivy Leaf

Hybrid Ivy Leaf – is what you get when crossing zonal geraniums with trailing ivy-leaf varieties. The plant should clearly display characteristics of both zonal and ivy leaved plants without being predominantly one or the other.

Dark secret New -06

Flower: Double, big dark blood-red flowers.
Leaf: Mid-greene leaves.
Other: Like dark red velvet...lovely one!