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Long lasting bloomers-other than rozanne?
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Posted by plumism z4-5 MA (My Page) on Thu, Apr 28, 05 at 13:22
| Is Rozanne still the longest lasting blooming hardy geranium or are there others now? |
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RE: Long lasting bloomers-other than rozanne?
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| I just bought a "Jolly Bee" which is supposed to be as good as Rozanne. Time will tell! |
RE: Long lasting bloomers-other than rozanne?
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| Though I don't have Rozanne to compare it to, Jolly Bee is incredible for the length of bloom. It bloomed forever, even past a couple of killing frosts, to late October here in zone 3/4, last year. It is growing at a tremendous rate after surviving a very hard winter. Patricia is another very long bloomer, a good 2 1/2 months for me, and has a very intense purple flower with a black eye. Very striking. Geranium pratense (?) striatum, a groundcover with light pink flowers and deeper pink veins, blooms heavily in early summer and off and on all season. Kate |
RE: Long lasting bloomers-other than rozanne?
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Yes, I know two other very long bloomers (apart from Rozanne and Patricia), but I'm afraid they are not as cold hardy as you would like them to !
They are G. x riversleianum cultivars : Russel Pritchard and Mavis Simpson...In full sun, from early may until frost, here... And, by the way, as far as I know, 'Jolly Bee' is a twin to 'Rozanne'...you can't differentiate one from the other when you plant them side by side ! (just as G. x renardii 'Philippe Vapelle' and 'Terre Franche'!). Marketing, marketing...
Unless our specialists here can explain the differences...they sure have better eyes than me ! lol... |
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