The Pomander

The Pomander

Crushing It

I'll have geranium-scented everything, thank you.

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April Long
Sep 19, 2025
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Matisse never met a geranium he didn’t like. Nor have I. Henri Matisse, Geranium, 1909.

The Swedish have a name for it. Pelargonsjuka. It means, in essence, “pelargonium disease,” which is a specific type of botanical mania. I know, because I have it.

If you’ve ever crushed a rose geranium leaf in your hand and sniffed it, you probably know what I’m talk…

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