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This is one geranium that looks great in a container by itself or combined with a variety of plants.

On a recent trip to my local wholesale nursery, I was surprised to hear an employee say he thought ‘Rozanne’ geranium was a new plant – I’d already been planting and growing it for more than 5 years! And the history of this acclaimed perennial goes back even further – to 1989, when Donald and Rozanne Waterer discovered this strong performer in their Somerset, England, garden.

Typically, perennial geraniums bloom during the cooler parts of the season, but ‘Rozanne’ is anything but typical. Large violet-blue flowers start popping out in great numbers in early summer and continue until frost. Unlike many geraniums that seed themselves about the garden, ‘Rozanne’ is sterile, so it stays right where you want that lovely sea of blue to flow. The leaves are just lovely, with a finely cut, lacy appearance and light marbling for a softly variegated effect. And in fall, the foliage turns red for a season finale you’ll find yourself waiting for every year!

Try ‘Rozanne’ in a container, where it’s a great performer for its color, as well as for its cascades of lacy, dark green and chartreuse leaves that add a beautiful trailing feature. This geranium particularly looks great with ‘Diamond Frost’ euphorbia and ‘Red Star’ cordyline. (If you’re more into pastel-colored plants, replace the cordyline with pink-flowering ‘Dauphin’ butterfly flower.)

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A river of blue ‘Rozanne’ geranium glistens in full bloom.

In the garden or landscape, ‘Rozanne’ is breathtaking planted in masses. The show of blue waves winding between shrubs like Pink Double Knock Out® roses and Diablo® ninebark, edged with the snowy white annual sweet alyssum, is gorgeous for months on end! Or try planting it someplace where ‘Rozanne’ can over a wall to best show off its captivating trailing effect.