Varieties

• Many different kind of geraniums are cultivated for specific characteristics. Each one has qualities -- leaves, color or hardiness -- that set it apart from the others, such as the ivy geranium, hardy geranium and zonal geranium.
  
  

Rooting

• All varieties of geraniums can be rooted in water. A cutting 3 or 4 inches long is dipped in rooting hormone, then placed in a small pot filled with water and perlite or another porous medium. Roots will appear after about six or eight weeks.
  
  

Growing

• Rooted cuttings can be transplanted into well-drained soil once the roots are over an inch long. The plant needs sunlight and water at this point. Once it starts, it will grow into a copy of the original plant.