Pelargonium ‘Golden Chain’
A golden variegated geranium, leaves marginated not zonate. It has a dwarf, spreading habit, its leaves flat, yellow, with green disk. The flowers are abundant, bright scarlet. It was given a First Class Certificate by the Horticultural Society in 1862. [Gard. Chron. 1862]. ‘Leaves large, with a broad rim of rich yellow, and having a lead-shaped green at the centre. The flowers are scarlet of excellent form. It is a charming variety.’ [FC p.146/1850].
Horticultural & Botanical History
For more information on the botanical and horticultural history of the Florist’s Geranium see Pelargonium cultivars. It was the Victorian habit in England to lift scarlet-flowered Pelargoniums from the garden each year ‘because they are more serviceable for future use than young plants, by bearing flowers instead of growing exuberantly’. [Gard. Chron. 1854].
History at Camden Park
Listed only in an addendum to the 1857 catalogue [A.49/1857].
Notes
Published Jan 29, 2009 - 03:17 PM | Last updated Oct 01, 2011 - 04:34 PM
| Family | Geraniaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, probably England |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Florists’ Geranium |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Geranium Golden Chain
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| Confidence level | high |