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Pink Roses for Western Washington
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Posted by lizalily 8b PNW USA (My Page) on Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 10:21
| My pink roses need replacement in my garden here in the Puget Sound area. I am wondering what other gardeners in this area find are the best pink roses (For cutting) and what rootstock they are on. They should also be at least fragrant enough to detect, and been in place more then 5 years. |
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RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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| Hey Liza, if you scroll down I have been looking for pinks as well. I just ordered a Mystic Beauty from Roses unlimited. I will let you know how it does..but anyway if you scroll down and also look in the antique forum I there is some new suggestions on pinks |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 16:05
| Probably shoot for something around 20-25 petals (so the flowers open) with excellent disease resistance. Do you spray fungicide? If I lived in a cool-summer area I would try 'New Zealand' which has simply outstanding fragrance, probably the best fragrance on a modern rose I've ever sniffed. It did poorly here because it was too warm for its liking. It prefers cooler weather. You might have to spray though! 'Secret' has a good fragrance and prefers cool weather. Pink/white blend, though. Another one that might be really good is 'The McCartney Rose', not the species, the modern HT. Pink, strong fragrance, good for cutting, likes cooler conditions, not too many petals to open in cool conditions, good productivity. Pretty decent disease resistance. I'm sure someone in your area will have good suggestions soon. |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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I live east of Portland in similar climate and have the following pinks and pink blends that do awesomely well:
LeeAnn Rimes
Princess de Monaco
Lloyd Center Supreme
Yves Piaget
Color Magic
Sharifa Asma
Paradise
Cynthia
Double Delight
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Kiss of Desire/Harlequin (climber)
Parade (Climber)
Jean LaJoie (Mini Climber)
Climbing Eden If you have the chance to come to Portland and visit the International Rose Test gardens in late May through September, you'll see many, many lovely varieties that do well in cool rainy weather. Yves Piaget is a shrub rose with old-fashioned cup shape and with many petals that does great in cool weather---I first saw it at the Rose Gardens and was impressed with it there and had to have it for my own garden... |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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| I hated Yves Piaget..the color was garish in my eyes. To each his own I guess! |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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| Thanks folks! I really appreciate these suggestions! Portland is much warmer in summer then our Island is...I know because 2 of my kids live there! Never the less, this will be a good place to start a list to check out! I appreciate it and welcome any other ideas. I should explain that my friend and I run a local cut flower business so these all need to be good roses for cutting. We hope our customers get a minimum of 5 beautiful days before things start falling apart. |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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Frederic Mistral much paler pink than Piaget and more productive with an intoxicating fragrance; excellent for cutting; needs extra watering in dry weather
Jadis, Memorial Day, Pink Peace, Tiffany - all very fragrant Bride's Dream former florist rose, very productive but sensitive to rain; Savoy Hotel ; Sonia former florist rose |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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| Another vote for Savoy Hotel. It is a fantastic cut flower which holds it's form. |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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| I'm not anywhere near your area or your conditions, but Falling in Love and Countess Sonja are my best pink cut flowers. Falling in Love has a nice scent and Countess Sonja lasts forever but is unscented. Countess Sonja is one of the Freelander cut roses from Kordes that Palatine sells. All of the Freelanders are marketed as good cut roses and will list how long the flowers last. |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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Liza,
I was reading this for ideas and tho our zones are very different perhaps Tournament of Roses may grow well in Puget Sound. It is my longest lasting med. pink. Not as elegant looking as Secret and Tiffany but much better lasting power. |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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| Belinda's dream and Frederick Mistral are my best pink roses.Not only they have good resistance, but they are fragrant and perform well in our humid Seattle weather. |
RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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| I would love to grow some white roses around the edge of the front of the house. What kind of soil do they usually grow in? Mine is very rocky and can sometimes be dry through most of the year. Should I bring in fertilized dirt to use? |
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RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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RE: Pink Roses for Western Washington
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| Hi guys. This year I have ordered a Falling in Love, Octavia Hill and Mystic Beauty. All pinks. I will let you know how these pinks do. Also this is my first time ordering mail order roses..My Pickering order got here yesterday and are awesome |
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