Geranium 'Jolly Bee'
from Marco van Noort
Introduced 2003
Named in honour of the honey bees that pollenate plants at its home nursery, 'Jolly Bee' is a large, mounding Geranium which is smothered in flowers the whole summer, and beyond.
The distinctive 2" flowers are bright blue with a large white eye.
The plants and flowers are more robust than average, and will continue to bloom until first frosts.
Height: 30”/ 75cm
Spread: 40”/1000cm
Hardiness: US zones 4-8
Blooms: May-October
Common name:
Hardy Geranium
Patent status:
EU 10484
PP 12,148
COPF
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General discussion for Geranium 'Jolly Bee'
Thursday, 11 March 2004 Use this forum for general discussion and for questions to Darwin PlantSpotters.
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| Jane Poad |
Thursday, 28 August 2008 |
| I have been very delighted with my Jolly Bee which is doing so well in my garden in Sydney Australia, that I decided to go onto the web to see if I could find more information about it. Imagine my surprise when I found that "Darwin PlantSpotters" was not in Darwin Australia but in Holland! But my "Jolly Bee" is wonderful and never stops flowering - now all I need is another in a different colour!
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| Emer White |
Friday, 01 September 2006 |
| Just want to let you know that Jolly Bee is my favourite plant in my garden in Dublin, Ireland. Its a beautiful shade of blue and flowers in my garden for so many months. Its in part shade and spreads itself out over other plants. Its very well behaved. I just love it.
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| Carol Matthews |
Wednesday, 07 June 2006 |
| I've had the opportunity to trial Jolly Bee in my home garden in zone 5 in Nova Scotia. It performed beautifully last year, growing three times its original size but still staying compact and upright. The blooms continued until a hard frost. It is coming back strongly this spring and I'm looking forward to seeing what it will do this year.
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| Liz Krieg |
Monday, 09 May 2005 |
I have had extraordinary success with JollyBee in my production greenhouse in vermont, USA. I planted the plugs in 1 gallon pots using Fafard#2 sterile potting mix, with a 50/50 addition of milled bark, and a 15-9-12 - 5 month time release fertilizer pellet. I grew at 60F degree days and 50F degree nights.
The rotund plants filled the pot quickly and bloomed in a short 6 week period of time...they are now flying off of the shelves!
I have also grown Rozanne...which has experienced a fair amount of popularity. The flower of the Jolly Bee is a clearer blue, as the Rozanne does tend toward the slightest mauve blush.
I will wait out the season, but I do think - from a growers perspective, that the JollyBee is more marketable due to the tighter rounded growth and presentation in the pot. From my observations thus far, I have expectations that JollyBee will not 'ramble' as the Rozanne does, and will have a more upright tendancy in the garden.
JollyBee is my new favorite BLUE!
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| Jim Fitzpatrick |
Thursday, 14 October 2004 |
| Thank you very much for your response to 'Jolly Bee' vs 'Rozanne'. They are growing just as you mentioned. 'Rozanne has spread to 1 foot by 11/2 feet, where as 'Jolly Bee' is 3 1/2 feet by 4 1/2 feet. This morning in Madison, WI it is 45 degrees and although both plants are still blooming, 'Jolly Bee' is a beacon of blue on the east side of the house. It has performed all summer with masses of bloom. Everyone asks about it! It definitely is a very favorite yard plant.
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| Arie Blom |
Thursday, 14 October 2004 |
Both 'Jolly Bee' and 'Rozanne' are crosses with G. wallichianum 'Buxton's Variety' as one of the parents, but other parent is different in each variety:
Rozanne has G. himalayense as the other parent and Jolly Bee has G. shikokianum var. yoshiianum.
In both, 'Buxton's Variety' dominates the plant habit, therefore they look similar, but there is a significant difference in vigour, with
'Jolly Bee' being much more vigorous than 'Rozanne'.
How do you find these plants compare?
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| Jim Fitzpatrick |
Tuesday, 12 October 2004 |
| My 'Jolly Bee' is doing spectacular! However, I purchased another plant named 'Rozanne'P.P.#12175 with a tag from Blooms of Bressingham. It appears to be the exact copy of Jolly Bee. Could this be possible?
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| Jane |
Sunday, 18 July 2004 |
I'm wondering what the parents of Jolly Bee were?But no doubt I'll find it in a few minutes on this website.
I'm thinking of planting my one, #37654 [....], on a very dry bank in full sun. Perhaps I should put it somewhere damper till I've got to know it better.
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Marco van Noort
By Miriam Young
The breeder of Geranium 'Jolly Bee' is a man with a great enthusiasm for everything he does. Including collecting hats. |
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| The Story Behind the Plant |
Geranium 'Jolly Bee'
By Miriam Young
Geranium 'Jolly Bee' was created by the van Noort bees, with a little help from Marco. |
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| Growing Tips |
All you need to know
By Arie Blom
 Whether you've got green fingers or growing pains, Arie Blom tells us how we can get the best from our Jolly Bees! |
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