What's this plant and what's wrong with it?? PIC

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I bought these and planted them a couple of months ago, but I can't remember what they are!

The ones I planted in the flower beds are doing ok, but the potted ones look a bit poorly. They get sun and water every day and the pots have drainage holes... but what's wrong with them?

I've also added a picture of one potted one that does seem ok (the one with the flower) in case it helps you identify the plant.

Thanks :)

Could I be watering them too much? I bought a new watering can which I love so they're getting a good drink every day. Is it too much?

They're geraniums. The soil does look very wet. I'm certainly not watering mine every day at the moment - couple of times a week if they're lucky!

They are geraniums.

Google why the leaves are brown, as there are several causes. Good luck, they make a lovely summer display.

Thank you! I'll calm down with my watering can. 😆 I've noticed both the sickly looking geraniums are in the same type of plastic pot, so maybe it's not draining as well as it could be.

Any idea how long geraniums take to flower? I have three of these in the flower bed that look happy and content but aren't producing the big flowers I was promised.

They are geraniums. They don't need that much water and possibly you've washed the nutrients out of the soil by watering them too much. That's just a guess! Take away the dead/discoloured leaves and give them a little feed of something.

The bigger one isn't getting as much water because the plant itself is covering up the soil so the water is pouring off. As long as the soil is moist they don't need another water.

Only water in the early morning or late evening.

Just chop off the brown leaves and reduce your watering, they are happy with a bit of neglect (mine always are anyhow!).

Thank you!

Could I plant them in the flower bed?

You could, but they do not like frosts, so they would die in the winter.

Pelargoniums. Sorry I cant help it - they are commonly called geraniums but they aren't.

The brown leaves are the old leaves just dying off. Reduce the watering, let them dry out a bit and they will need a weekly feed after 6 weeks of being in a pot.

I feed mine weekly in summer with own brand tomato feed. Cheap as chips in somewhere like Wilko.

Thanks!

They could also have been affected by frost if you planted them out some time ago. Pelargoniums are not hardy. Remove the dead leaves and cut right back on the watering. They like it dry and warm. Let them dry out between watering. Great plants for a hot summer like last year as they don't keel over in the heat.

Geraniums are pretty hard to kill. Maybe the leaves are just a bit past it? Or it may be from over exposure to sun if you’ve got them in full sunlight all day. They normally don’t flower of they aren’t feeling to well ime so some years you just don’t get flowers.

longearedbat is right