scarlet geranium

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Etymology

Named for the vibrant red color of its flowers, and similarity of the genus Pelargonium to the related Geranium.

Noun

scarlet geranium (plural scarlet geraniums)

  1. A small annual flowering shrub, endemic to South Africa, of species Pelargonium inquinans, popular as an ornamental plant during the Victorian era.
    Synonyms: scented pelargonium, scarlet pelargonium
    • 1905, Baroness Emmusca Orczy, chapter II, in The Scarlet Pimpernel, page 14:
      In the leaded window, high up, a row of pots of scarlet geraniums and blue larkspur gave the bright note of colour against the dull background of the oak.

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