Dear All, I found this from Michael Vassar when we discussed this while I was doing the topic of the week on the IBS list for those in cold areas wondering about summer growing Pelargoniums: "Some summer growing species in section Polyactium are: P. schizopetalum. Large rosettes of coarsely lobed leaves. The flowers are rather straw-colored and have red fimbriated petal edges. Reputed to have a bad scent, I don't find the scent bad at all. P. bowkeri. Finely divided leaves in fairly tight rosettes. Light yellow flowers with pinkish fimbriated petal edges. P. luridum. A very variable species, with leaves entire to leaves so deeply divided that the leaves consist only of the ribs. Flowers are on tall stems (plants are usually found growing in tall grasses) and flowers vary from pure white through shades of pink to light yellow. Very easy to grow and maintain." And from another note: "Summer growing Pelargonium species are relatively tolerant of moisture when dormant in winter if the planting mix drains well, but are best if dry or nearly dry when dormant." Also on propagating Pelargoniums: "Pelargonium species are easy to propagate. Almost any piece of root or stem will root and form a new plant. Adventitious buds and then growth shoots will develop on any callus tissue forming at the TOP of a piece of root. I take the side tubers off large tubers, plant them up like cuttings with the tops 6mm above the soil. I find that light induces callus and shoot formation. Keep the planting mix just slightly moist until growth begins. Seeds, when obtainable, are usually easy. Remove the seeds from the papery husk which has the "feather". Either scratch a small hole in the end of the seed or cut off a very small piece of one end of the seed. Called scarification, this allows water the quickly enter the seeds. Non-scarified seeds can be remarkably slow to germinate. (An experiment in England showed germination even after 10 years on non-scarified seeds.) I have planted seeds up to 14 years old and had 90% germination. I plant winter growing species seeds in September after the hottest part of the summer and as the night temperature is beginning to cool down. Summer growing seeds should be scarified and planted in Spring." Mary Sue