Pelargonium graveolens is not to be confused with the household variety of geranium which is a completely different species the best geranium is bourbon geranium which comes from the island of la reunion previously known asle de bourbon 500 miles east of madagascar in the indian ocean the island has the ideal climate and soil conditions for production of geranium it is a greenish coloured oil with a very strong well balanced odour the difference between this oil and the egyptian or c