Common name: Geranium

Latin name: Pelargonium graveolens L.

Family: Geraniaceae

Other names: Engl.: old fashion rose geranium, sweet scented geranium, lemon-scented geranium, rose geranium, rose-scent geranium. Deu.: Rosengeranie, Zitronen-Geranie. Suom.: palsamipelargoni

A lot of confusion exists today with the species Pelargonium, as to which variety applies to what origin. The classification of these species is made more difficult by the hybridization of garden species that leave us with numerous varieties. For example, Pelargomium graveolen, P. roseum, P. cpitatum, P. odoratissimu, P. fragrans, and P. terebinthinaceum have been stated as the source of Geranium oil.