I also have Splish Splash and for me it got about 2.5 ft tall bloom spikes on it this year, but the foliage stayed lower at about 1 ft and the leaves were the biggest of any geranium variety I own. It is done blooming now, so I cut down the taller blooming parts and it is back to a mound of leaves on long stems. It was really pretty in bloom, and even found it's way to mixing with a "Butterfly" Japanese Maple I have it planted under. The two colors on the geranium flower looked pretty against the soft pink/green/cream of the maple leaves. I also have 3 Rozannes and LOVE them. One is in full sun and is smothered with flowers most all of the summer, and the other two are in part shade and I bought them specifically to be filler plants. They are performing just as beautifully as I hoped. One is planted at the base of a Jackmanii clematis on a pillar, and it is reaching up to play with the dark purple blooms of the clematis, and it really compliments the Digitalis and Echinacea plants next to it as well. The third is planted at the base of a birch tree and currently mingling with a small section of herbs in a sunnier edge of one bed, and it is also filling space next to a Stained Glass Hosta, a clematis climbing up the birch, and some shade plants tucked into the center portion of the bed. I can't say enough good things about Rozanne ! I have a bunch of other perennial geraniums and I feel that this genus really is a workhorse in the garden and would not be without them. The groundcover varieties are perfect for the front edge of beds, gently spilling over onto pathways. I have also tried with the Bikovo types to pull off a chunk and re-plant. Yes, it does work very well, if you get some roots. The new plant will sulk the first year but be back to new next spring. As far as Rozanne is concerned, I don't think I would try to split her. It looks like most stems come from a single point/crown, unlike the spreading Bikovo types, so if you try to slice through the center, it would probably damage the plant too much. They are usually available locally, so if I want another one, I'd rather buy a nice sized established plant. They are well worth the $$ in my garden.

Thanks Stephen! Very helpful tips! This place is great, but for me there's so many things that are skipped over when people explain how to overwinter. i.e. what to cover them with, storing temps, fungicides to use, etc. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places. Don't get me wrong I've found a wealth of knowledge here for the most part. As for the link, I read this before I posted and it didn't touch on the questions I have. Thank You though! So, on the fungicide topic. I bought Garden Safe Fungicide 3 by Schultz. Active Ingredients: Clarified Hydrophobic Extract of Neem Oil.....0.9% Other Ingredients.............................................99.1% Total................................................................100% Is my plant going to be good with this stuff? I hope so cause it was $70.00!!! I kid, I kid! But really, will it be protected enough from a nasty case of a fungus among us?

Hi northspruce, Well I have been playing around with mini-roses for hmmm 3 or 4 or maybe 5 years LOL. I brought them inside in the fall and put them in the basement in the laundry room. This is also where I have my lights set up for starting seeds in the spring. I just bring them in and let them die back naturally.......you have to clean up the leaves..they make a mess when they fall off. Ummmmm let them dry out almost...it makes them go dormant...I give them a tiny bit of water again in ohhhhh november or early december...this starts some new growth if you want to take cuttings, once they get 4 to 6 inches. I actually prune back in January...you know when you feel you really need to do something gardening like. At that time, I re-pot them if they need it, give them a good watering and give them 10 52 10 fertilizer about 1/4 to 1/2 strength. And place them under the grow lights about 12 to 16 hours a day. Harden off in spring. Last year I left a mini rose in the garden over the winter. It was a cutting from the year before. I covered in peat moss, then covered in burlap put a tomato hoop around it and covered that in straw. This spring it looked dead.....but I left it and some new growth began from just the bottom stem. I cut off the winter kill branches. It is now a nice little mini that has its first bloom open yesterday and more to come. As for my other mini roses that are a bit older...they are huge this year.....I don't know if I want to bring them indoors or not....I might just try some fall cuttings. Haven't really decided yet. Happy rose gardening, Sierra

I have 5 Rozannes that I planted 3 years ago. I have not covered them in any way, and they are doing fabulous. They about 4 feet from my back fence, with no extra heat from my house to protect them. They are so big this year - at least 24 inches tall, that I will need to divide them in the spring. If anyone is around the Calgary area and wants some, let me know.