Pelargonium crispum 'Cy's Sunburst'

It's a lemon scented geranium of course; I love the species and this is even brighter. There's an irregular yellowish band around the perimeter of the leaves. It's a bit hard to see here. I think because the leaves are so chartreuse and the greenhouse environment softens them up a bit. Harsher conditions would make for better color definition! Still, it's a great plant, one of my favorite plants for a sunny windowsill in the winter but we haven't had one for years. I'm seriously contemplating drastically reducing the orchid population in the south window in favor of a few more gesneriads and some miscellaneous goodies. That might be a good chance to include a few scented geraniums. This would be one of them.

Tuesday February 7 in the camellias at the USNA

I spent some time today in the Camellia Collection picking up....not sticks, but more medium-sized branches to smallish logs. It's my own fault; I just haven't gotten through there enough. All the larger branches are out now though. Surprisingly I was alone. The weather was warm and sunny and at least a third of the plants have open flowers. Winter is supposed to show up tomorrow for at least a brief stay. Cold rain, a bit of snow (less than 2"), and actually cold temperatures. 19F Friday night? and highs in the 30's over the weekend. The good news is we're supposed to warm back up again into the 50 early next week.