Pelargonium graveolens, rose geranium, sweet scented geranium,old-fashioned rose geranium and rose-scent geranium.

This rose-scented geranium is an aromatic, multi-branched subshrub that can grow up to 1.5 m tall and spread up to 1 m wide. Its velvety and soft-to-touch leaves are deeply incised, leaving a pleasant scent. Enhance your garden with this beautiful addition. In our garden it behaves as a perennial, dieing back in the winter and regrowing in Spring. Benefits from a good winter protecting mulch.

Medicinal Uses

Rose-scented geranium is a highly antioxidant medicinal herb with essential oils that have been used for centuries to heal inflammation and fight disease. With a growing number of new drugs originating from natural sources, this plant is a trusted and effective choice for maintaining health and wellness.

This rose-scented geranium essential oil has a long history of medicinal uses such as treating dysentery, hemorrhoids, inflammation, and heavy menstrual flows. The French medicinal community currently uses it for diabetes, diarrhea, gallbladder problems, and more. Benefit from its potential to aid in the treatment of various health concerns.

In Chinese homeopathy, the geranium essential oil is known to open up the liver charka and promote the expulsion of toxins that prohibit the achievement of balance within the body.

Edible Uses 

Flowers - raw. Added to salads, and the leaves are rose-scented and are used as a flavouring in desserts, jellies, vinegars etc. The fresh leaves are brewed into a tea

Teas

This rose-scented geranium tea offers natural relief for bloating, cramping, and upset stomachs. The organic compounds in this tea quickly soothe inflammation and eliminate discomfort-causing bacteria. Sip away pain and discomfort with this easy and effective remedy.

Drinking a cup of tea made from scented geraniums can have a calming effect similar to chamomile and reduces stress and anxiety, relieves arthritis pain.

More information on the PFAF website here.

Young plants in 1L pot