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Geranium Rozanne

Last post 06-08-2012 8:49 PM by Snark. 7 replies.

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  • 27/07/2012 01:10 PM
    • Sarah
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    I planted a geranium Rozanne three years ago, which was spectacular in its first year of flowering -- lovely deep blue with white eye, and in flower until December. Last year and this it has been covered with slightly undistinguished pale pink flowers -- has anyone else had this happen? Any idea of its cause? Thank you for any thoughts! Sarah

  • 27/07/2012 05:42 PM
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    • Julie
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    • 28 Apr 2009
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    At least you got some flowers! I haven't had any this year, maybe one or two last year. Compared to my other geraniums it's been pathetic.

  • 27/07/2012 06:14 PM
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    • Sarah
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    It's covered in flowers -- just not very interesting ones! But better than none... I was so pleased with it the first year, that I put in three more plants, which have started flowering this year, with the proper flowers; if they all turn pink next year (or stop flowering) they can come out again! I'm very keen on cranesbills, but if it doesn't stay true, there are better ones available.

  • 27/07/2012 09:37 PM
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    • Suffolk
    • 12 Jan 2011
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    Could your pink one be a seedling from other hardy geraniums nearby. They mostly seem to revert to a muddy pink and for me the seedlings turn up everywhere -including in the middle of more desirable plants.Not to sound smug but my rozanne must be 5 or 6 years old. It vanishes to nothing in the winter but comes back bigger every year. I have split it twice,given bits to friends and all come back the proper stunning blue-but a bit later than this so it is only just starting to flower now. Are the leaves identical to your new plants?

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  • 28/07/2012 08:10 PM
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    • Sarah
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    Elsewhere that could be a possibility, but I don't grow any pink cranesbills nearby except a sanguineum lancastriense, which is obviously very different. It's definitely still the rozanne -- the leaves are quite distinctive. I shall hope for better luck with my other plants! But thanks for the suggestion. I remember those ubiquitous pink ones -- Wargrave pink? -- which flower all the time and get everywhere, which ought to be a good thing, but somehow isn't; not one I grow any more.

  • 06/08/2012 07:29 AM
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    Here is my pathetic geranium Rozanne. I was surprised to see 1 flower on it. I haven't seen any others this year. Definitely a sad looking plant even though it's had about 3 years to get established. I am not impressed with this variety!
  • 06/08/2012 08:47 PM
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    Neither the leaves nor the flower look like my rozanne. The flowers are much bigger and the leaves have a paler line about 1/2 way up. You have been sold a pup!

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  • 06/08/2012 08:49 PM
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    (Special comment from my dog Pups can turn out quite nice!)

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