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What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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Posted by
onafixedincome z8-9 CA (
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Thu, Jan 31, 13 at 18:07
| I have here what I think is an Electron or similar--it's a violently pink HT, anyway, and the habit is, well, frustrating! It insists on being absolutely upright/vertical in nature; no amount of pruning, bending, tying or pleading in sixteen languages will convince it otherwise over several years. I wouldn't mind letting it just go straight up if the stems would build some diameter, but they just don't. Any ideas??? |
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RE: What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Thu, Jan 31, 13 at 18:22
| I don't understand. What is the problem with an upright rose? |
RE: What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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| I put it in a spot that could really be improved by a rose that has more than a foot's width! :) Otherwise, I wouldn't mind. Hm. Maybe I should just plant another one next to it, like a palisade? :) |
RE: What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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| I don't think you can change that. It's bred to do that, I'm sure. I moved a Bucks rose that stuck straight up and had a couple of of roses about 6' high at the top of the stems. Frustrating. |
RE: What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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| Yup. Wrong rose for your purpose. Jeri |
RE: What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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- Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 0:02
| Move it to somewhere where the height is needed and plant something wider in it's spot. It's never a good idea to try and change the natural growth habit of a rose. They'll resent it and do poorly for you. |
RE: What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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| It's called "thumbing its nose at you". Kim |
RE: What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 11:21
| Okay, now I better understand. 'Electron' was introduced in 1970. Therefore it is legal to propagate from cuttings. You could root a few cuttings and cluster them around the original and have a wider plant that way. Also rooting cuttings doesn't cost anything but some patience and experimentation, and it can be fun and educational. |
RE: What to do with an insistently upright rose?
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- Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 13:08
| That's an excellent idea, hoov! |
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