How to plant and care for Hardy Geranium (Rozanne)

Geranium 'Rozanne'

🌸 Flower 🔁 Perennial

The plant of the centenary: violet-blue, white-eyed flowers from June to November, rambling between other plants. Easy in sun or part shade.

When to plant and care for it

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Flowers

Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.

On planting day
Plant
Plant at the same depth as it was in its pot, 60 cm apart, and firm in.
0–1 days after “Plant”
Water In Well
Give a full can of water, then keep moist for the first few weeks while roots establish.
7–14 days after “Water In Well”
Mulch Around the Base
Spread 5 cm of compost or bark around the plant, keeping it off the stems.

July
In Flower
Violet-blue flowers for months.
July
Midsummer Trim (Optional)
If it sprawls, cut it back by half in midsummer; it regrows and flowers again in weeks.
November
Cut Back
Cut the old stems back to the central crown.