Barb,
The term "pungent" does make you wonder. I'm just guessing, but I would guess that they may be describing a scent that some find pleasant and some don't. Just a guess.
Richters does sell good
plants. I have yet to get one that didn't arrive in good shape. That isn't saying that I haven't managed to kill a few of them afterwards.
I have several scented geraniums
growing, including a couple of
rose scented ones. I don't know where I'd put more. I need a bigger
greenhouse just to handle what I have going. Haven't grown the regular scented geraniums from
seeds. With the Umkcaloabo, I put 9
seeds (the whole packet) in a single pot of compost, about 1/4" deep. They came up fairly quick. Got 6
plants. The pot was just sitting on a shelf in the
greenhouse, with soil temps averaging in the 70s. They seems to set
seed at any time of the year. No real cycle to them as far as I can tell. They do like full sun. I keep mine in hanging pots, indoors during the cold and in the garden during the summer.
Most scented geraniums are not at all frost hardy. If you want to
plant them outside, be prepared to protect them or wait til summer.
Rick