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Geranium Rozanne
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Posted by
onederw 10 SSZ 21 (
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Sat, Oct 1, 11 at 9:32
| Just underplanted my roses with geranium Rozanne -- very happy there, and her blue is a lovely mediating influence, softening the juxtaposition of some of my more unfortunate cheek-by-jowl rose color choices. (Never mind.) I know what to do for my roses in winter; is there anything special I should do for Rozanne? Should I cut her back for the winter, or will she just die back when it gets cold and reappear in the spring? And how does she feel about mulch?
Kay |
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RE: Geranium Rozanne
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- Posted by bahia SF Bay Area (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 1, 11 at 13:22
| I've been growing.g this geranium for over a year now, and find it doesn't really need any cutting back in my Sunset zone 16/17 conditions, and has remained in bloom all year long. I only trim it to keep it within bounds. It would surely appreciate a compost mulch if you have the room, as I grow it there isn't any bare soil, so I use fertilizers instead. In colder zones, shearing it back in mid winter may be beneficial, and I would suspect that zones with much hotter summers will tend to cut down on year round blooming. |
RE: Geranium Rozanne
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| Sounds like great advice. Thanks, Bahia! |
RE: Geranium Rozanne
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Hmmm, sounds like you have the same rose color coordination issues I have. Hoovb kept telling me to use a lavendar to mellow the strife, but I wanted HOT. I have finally given in and I am planting geraniums and liatris to help mellow everyone out. Looks wonderful.
Renee |
RE: Geranium Rozanne
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| Right you are, Renee. What seemed like esprit de carnival in February became a blinkin' color riot in April. For relief of garden eye pain, blue = good. Kay |
RE: Geranium Rozanne
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- Posted by jenn SoCal 9/19 (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 2, 11 at 18:31
| Rozanne grows and blooms year-round and never dies back in my zone. She does not look her best in hot weather but tolerates it (we have clay soil) better than many perennial geraniums. |
RE: Geranium Rozanne
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 3, 11 at 20:25
| I have about 10 of these. I just gently tug out the dead growth now and then--when it is ready to come out, it tugs right off. Sometimes I cut them back if they look really ratty in early fall--about now--and they grow a bit of fresh foliage and stay that way for the winter, not doing a whole lot but looking good enough. Some of them get very small in the winter--just a few leaves--others in warmer spots stay a bit larger and bloom a little. Then come late winter they start growing rapidly and blooming lavishly again. A truly wonderful plant. All of mine are mulched. Some are seven or eight years old, so I think they don't mind the mulch. |
RE: Geranium Rozanne
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Wowsers -- Hoovb, that's exactly the kind of behavior I was hoping for -- quiescent but tidy in the winter, a blooming machine thereafter.
One further question -- when they get to be as venerable as yours -- I can only imagine what 7 and 8 year old plants might look like -- do you divide them? Do any of their long tentacles (not the proper botanical terminology, I'm quite sure) take root? Kay |
RE: Geranium Rozanne
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| I have successfully divided Geranium Rozanne. Actually, I was a bit afraid to lose the one plant I had by trying it, so I didn't dig it up, instead I loosened the perimeter, and was able to slice off three pieces of roots with leaves still attached. Happily every baby made it, with flying colors. I would suggest doing it either in Fall after they slow down, or in Spring when fresh growth starts. |
RE: Geranium Rozanne
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- Posted by jenn SoCal 9/19 (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 12:26
| After gently pulling out and cutting the dead undergrowth, ours is looking beautiful again and enjoying the cooler weather. I think ours has bloomed non-stop since early spring... I'll have to check my photos to be sure. |
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