I've almost begun to consider G. 'Rozanne' to be pretty close to a "full sun" perennial. For me at least, in partial shade, it blooms far less profusely.

I have my Rozanne in what I consider full sun, and she seems quite happy there. That bed *is* just beyond the shadow of the neighbor's north-side garage wall, though. So while it's full sun, it's nowhere near the hottest part of my yard.

Don't know whether that makes a difference... but I suspect that she prefers partial shade only where summers are much longer and hotter than we have!

My Rozanne is in full sun. I'm not really fond of this plant and find it highly over-rated though. The blooms are so small!

Thanks everyone. If she does ok in full sun for coolplantsguy zone 6, and echinaceamaniac zone 7, she won't mind zone 4 in the full sun. It's interesting too that she survives zone 3 winters for deeje. I had heard she might not be completely hardy in zone 4.

I want her winding thru the taller plants in my garden and covering up the bare spots. It won't matter if the blooms are smallish, their cool blue tones will be a nice contrast to the hotter colors of the other perennials.

bean counter, the blooms of 'Rozanne' are large relative to other Geranium. In fact, they may be close to the largest for a Geranium.

Of course, relative to something like a perennial Hibiscus, they're small. ;)

Coolplantsguy, my new Rozanne had a couple blooms when I bought her. They are quite a bit larger than the blooms on my sanguineum and on Max Frei. I think I'll be very pleased with her.

I was told these are good to grow under roses and other plants. This is my second year with Rozanne. If it doesn't bloom more this year, it's out of there. I got it at Bluestone Perennials.

How many years does it take for them to have multiple blooms? The foliage looks ugly to me. Is there something about this plant that improves with time? It reminds me of a weed that grows here when it's not blooming.

Like bean counter's, my Rozanne had a handful of blooms when I bought her, and the following spring she went gangbusters with new foliage. I actually had to relocate the plant further back into the bed later that year because she was sprawling out into the lawn. And nearly every bit of that foliage was covered with flowers.

Rozanne is a little later to bloom than most of my other perennial geraniums and hasn't begun this year, but she's looking just as healthy as always. I do take extra care over the winter to protect her, but am still a little surprised that she's doing so well so far north.

Deeje, what do you do for winter protection? You are even farther north than I am. I'd go to a little extra trouble to ensure she comes back every spring.

bean, some of what I do is true for most of my garden. Rather than doing any cutting back in fall, I keep perennial foliage intact until spring (except the peonies and iris). I know there are differing schools of thought on this, but in my experience the foliage does a great job of holding onto leaves and snow, and seems to provide an extra measure of insulation.

For Rozanne in particular, I gather up her foliage at the end of the season so that it's more of a mound than a sprawling ground cover -- not piled up over the crown, but just sort of swept together. Then I fortify the sides of this mound with mulched autumn leaves about 6" deep. I usually do this in early November, before the serious snow begins.

In the spring, I remove that mulch in layers as it thaws and dries out; usually takes several weeks. By the time the last mulch is off, I see new growth and cut off the sprawl from the previous year.

Not a whole lot of trouble, really, and Rozanne's been in my garden five years now and seems fine with the location.

Deeje, that fits into my usual winter prep. I never cut anything back in the fall and I cover the beds with chopped leaves in late Nov. I learned long ago that cutting rose canes in the fall will guarantee winter kill for roses in zones 5 and higher. There is no reason to believe perennials are that much different.

My rozanne took a full growing season to gallop. She'll take off year two. Some people really do find her too sprawley, but many of us put up with it for three full months of bloom. Where she is placed depends on your taste and your garden and how you feel about her habit. Don't be in a hurry to toss her.

I received a piece of Jolly Bee from a friend and I had thought that I'd lost it after the first winter. It was so slow to come back and it was very small. It grew well and bloomed of and on all of last summer. This year, it is huge and already blooming.

I mention Jolly Bee because the flowers on it and Rozanne are almost identical. I received Rozanne in a trade last fall and compared the two flowers since Rozanne and Jolly Bee were both still blooming. No real difference in color. But I have read that Rozanne is a sprawler, while Jolly Bee has a more upright habit. I think patience are needed for these plants to get established and then they take off!

Linda