tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post7419313877174121081..comments2023-07-30T02:17:59.327-07:00Comments on Toronto gardening all year round: Geranium robertianum: foliage, flowers, and unripe seedpodsRosemary Waighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10752443194511306543noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-48533607158694907652009-06-03T14:22:20.791-07:002009-06-03T14:22:20.791-07:00I've read it's stinky too, but I've ne...I've read it's stinky too, but I've never smelled it myself.Rosemary Waighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752443194511306543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-13429830052310589892009-06-03T10:52:28.854-07:002009-06-03T10:52:28.854-07:00Yes, it's hard to say for sure. That seems to ...Yes, it's hard to say for sure. That seems to be the bottom line in the species account link near the end of the page you linked to, which takes you to contradictory or at least ambiguous info elsewhere in the USDA database. Still, I wouldn't put it in the same "proudly native" category in which I'd class a trillium, for instance. <br /><br />I still like it as a plant. I've read that it's stinky, though. Have you experienced that?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-64016524423465608532009-06-02T11:42:46.250-07:002009-06-02T11:42:46.250-07:00Different sources give different native ranges for...Different sources give different native ranges for <I>Geranium robertianum</I>, <A HREF="http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GERO&mapType=nativity&photoID=gero_001_ahp.tif" REL="nofollow">USDA's PLANTS database says it's native here</A>.Rosemary Waighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752443194511306543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588074949804993687.post-21964077747557045642009-06-02T05:43:17.591-07:002009-06-02T05:43:17.591-07:00Rosemary, I think you might find that Herb Robert ...Rosemary, I think you might find that Herb Robert is naturalized, not native. <br /><br />It is a pretty little flower, and I've seen it growing quite happily on Toronto Island, where the lower water table makes it content. Have to pop over to East Lynn Park to see if I can snag some seed. I'd like to try to establish it in a corner somewhere, as I'm always looking for plants with family names, and I'm married to a Robert.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.com