You may know these flowers produced by Pelargonium seeds as Geraniums, and that is a perfectly acceptable common name for them. Confusingly, Geranium is the botanical (and common) name for a separate and distinct genus of plants. In most of the floral trade, these Pelargoniums are listed as Zonal Geraniums, which makes matters even more confusing. No matter what we call them, they have beautiful flowers and often very striking foliage, and they are easy to grow from seed.