Doing a search here at Garden Helper brought up this information for Winter Care for Geraniums.

I'm glad you posted the question. The Ivy Geraniums were one of my favorite container plants when I first started gardening. I had forgotten about how pretty they are. They should be treated like the regular Geraniums. Just keep in mind they are a "tender perennial" and in a lot of the US zones, are considered annuals.

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Rosie z7a

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My Granny used to pull them from the dirt,
and hang them upside down...

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Darn, Weezie, I've heard of a lot of people doing this! When I tried it I must have done something wrong because it didn't work for me. Now, I bring them into the basement and put them under some shop lights which have both cool and warm bulbs. When I was only using cool bulbs my plants got spindly, but it's been a lot better since I added the warm bulbs.

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Thanks ladies. My mom always pulled them from the dirt, stuck them in a brown paper sack and tossed them in the basement. I did it and only one lived. My ivy's are so pretty this year I hate to let them die. They tolerated the heat quite well.So... I will hang the pots in the basement under the florescent light and pray the cat doesn't swing from them

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aunt nene

I put mine in the basement in flower pots.
Water sparely, and come january put them upstairs in the light......They are all out there blooming now.

I never do the jerk part....

dodge .....;o)

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You know, I really never had done that either..
*I just knew Granny did it and can be done*
but I recue plants from the cemetary bin.. and there was 7 of them that one day.. Heck, I didn't even have pots for some of the bigger one's.. and that one was a small one, so I thought I'd experiment... having so many and not being able to accomindate them all..

To be honest, 3 of them are still in a plastic bag I put them in last fall.... *they were pretty big and I didn't have any pots/containers.. and those one's in the plastic garbage bags are doing/looking better than the one's in the pots... so go figure...

I had a girlfriend who used to work in the greenhouse industry come over and show me how to pinch and all that good stuff... *I got 9 new plants out of it* but they are awefully little...
I will over winter those and see how they do...

Pretty soon, I won't be able to get into my basement with so many geraniums overwinter/vacationing in the basement...

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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whoops

weezie was the name

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weezie

correct.......
you got it

dodge

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Maybe in another month I can help you..

dodge

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I've noticed most of you posting live in the northern states, and obviously get snow and colder temps. I live in south LA where winters are milder and we get more rain and things get yucky.

I have a question regarding the geraniums and overwintering in my area (z8-9)...should I also be pulling my geranium out and putting inside?

One of my students gave my a plant as a gift, and it was rather small and scraggly, but I put it in my front flower bed. I didn't know anything about the plant so I just left it and figured if it was a perennial it would come back, and if it were an annual it might reseed. Well the following spring it came back 3 times as big as it was when I planted it! I couldn't believe it. And this past spring it grew even more, so I was wondering if I were to pull it and store it indoors through winter, would it make a difference and help boost it that much more? Or should I just leave it? This poor plant has almost been neglected because it seems to do its own thing, but it has survived nicely.

Oh, one more question...
Am I right in understanding that geraniums will grow from a plant cutting? And if I want my plant to spread I can simply cut some stems and place them where I want them to grow?

Thanx for the help!

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CajunMama
"Sing praises to the Lord..." Psalm 9:11

The Garden Helper Geranium article has some info about cuttings... Garden Helper.

Since the common type Geranium is actually a tender perennial, grown as annuals in colder climates, you shouldn't have any problem leaving yours in the ground in Louisiana.

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Rosie z7a

Thanx to all of you for your help. I honestly didn't know what to do with it, and sort of neglected it .

We haven't had a real "winter" in the past couple of years, but I guess if it were to get down below freezing I might bring it in. Last winter I only had to cover my bed one time (not a usual winter for us). I was just wondering if it would be beneficial to the plant if I were to bring it in.

patches1414,
I guess I'll consider it unbroken and I'll leave it. It puts out these lovely pink flowers. I'll have to go snap some pics to share.

Again, thanx for the advice and help!

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CajunMama
"Sing praises to the Lord..." Psalm 9:11

flowerpower

What color do you have?????/
I never smelled mine to know if they are scented.

dodge........

DO you have a seed list ? I love to swap for ones I dont have......YOur close to my area..

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comfrey

Yes about February , I clip mine down short to make it bushy.......More you clip the bushier.

However like I said get the staight ones for cuttings.....Put it right in the soil.

I am doing that with roses right now outside.
No need to bring it inside.. Some have rooted..

dodge

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