PPA names 'Rozanne' 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year

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 Somerset, England, in 1989. It was introduced by Blooms of Bressingham at the 2000 Chelsea Flower Show.

It has received high scores in university field trials throughout North America.

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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, P.O. Box 230, Barberton, OH 44203; (330) 745-2143; fax (330) 745-3098; www.bobna.com.