Perennial Plant Association selected Geranium ‘Rozanne’ as its 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year. Plantsman Adrian Bloom called it “the geranium of the millennium.”
The plant produces 2 1/2-inch, saucer-shaped, violet-blue flowers with white centers from early summer until frost. Plants reach 20 inches tall and 24 inches wide and have a mounding habit with slightly marbled, deep-green leaves.
Plants do best in sun to partial shade. It is hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-8.
‘Rozanne’ is a naturally occurring hybrid discovered by nursery professionals Donald and Rozanne Waterer in their garden in
It has received high scores in university field trials throughout
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For more: Perennial Plant Association, 3383 Schirtzinger Road, Hilliard, OH 43026; (614) 771-8431; fax (614) 876-5238; www.perennialplant.org. Blooms of Bressingham,