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Rozanne, aiming for world domination.

SuesynSuesyn Posts: 664
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I planted Rozanne as a tiny plant at the end of last year and didn't quite expect her to grow so exuberantly. As she was swamping everything in her path I have given her quite a drastic haircut but wondered if it would have been better to trim more frequently. I would move her but don't really have a suitable spot. The label did say 75cm x 75cm but I thought it would take a while to get that big. Advice needed please.
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  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    I have several crammed into this small bed. They sprawl through other things, if one of them starts to swamp anything I cut it right back to the ground. I think the key is to grow them amongst other things which are robust enough to withstand being clambered over, and being very tough with cutting them back. 


    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    They’re definitely wrong with 75 x75cm. Mine’s at least 4’ across, its untidy but blooms for a long time, fills a space and the bees love it. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    This is my Rozanne, climbing up my Buddleia to a height of 52 inches. World domination is right!


  • SuesynSuesyn Posts: 664
    Thank you, I'm glad to know that she won't get mind being kept in check a little. My problem is that I am too impatient and try to cram lots of lovely plants into too small a space! 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Am I the only person in Britain who thinks it's a horrible geranium?  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    @Fairygirl I agree it’s such a dull flower with no scent and so invasive! I had lots in my garden and have removed about 90% but it’s really more of a weed than a desirable plant in my opinion! 
  • MossbankMossbank Posts: 16

    I like the flower, but not the long straggly stems they appear on. Mine never seem to flower on a compact clump as seen in show gardens or magazine illustrations, so I end up with a circle of flat bare stems about three feet across and the  flowers swamping the neighbouring plants. They are in sun, so its not a light issue, and not rich soil.
    Lovely flower, disappointing habit.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's the white central ring @debs64 :/
    Mind you - I don't like blue either, so it's never going to be a crowd pleaser for me  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    They're like G. Anne Folkard and Anne Thompson in their habit, they continually flower and extend their growth throughout the season, either treat them as a scrambler through other things or hack them back periodically. If you understand their habit, it's not a 'bad' habit. I can't think of anything else that wants to flower so prolifically for so long. There are 'choicer' geraniums, but generally they only give you a few weeks of flower.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    edited August 2019
    Perhaps unfairly I tend to prefer plants with a shorter flowering season as they seem more “special”  I grow so much in pots so I can move the star performers into prime position as they reach perfection. Give me a poppy or an iris or a beautiful blowsy peony any day! This is also why I loathe conifers. So boring! But of course if we all liked the same things there wouldn’t be enough to go around would there? 
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