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Pink Geranium has a red flower???

16 years ago

I don't know much about geraniums, I was curious how you get two different colors on one plant. I bought a nursery plant last year and it bloomed happily pink and white striped until a few days ago, it now sports a vibrant red flower on it, I checked, it's on the same stem with the other striped ones. How is this?

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greenhouser
16 years ago
I have one that does the same thing. Sometimes it has a red and a striped flower at the same time.
bossjim1
16 years ago
I have some called 'Confetti' that do that. Here's a link to my post from last year.
Jim

Here is a link that might be useful: Three different colors on one plant
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schmoe
16 years ago
Almost all of that irregular coloration in flowers is very unstable and will often produce as much as 10%-15% of solid colored blooms. There is an iris called BATIK and a perennial geranium called SPLISH SPLASH that has the same color pattern. There are several pelargoniums like this, including STARBURST RED, CONFETTI and DESIGNER PEPPERMINT TWIST. Sometimes you will even get a flower head that has some solid colored florets and some with the striping. Very cool.

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