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Mon, Mar 12, 12 at 18:33
| I bought a couple roses the other night. One of them was a John F Kennedy Rose. After I got it home I looked it up in a rose book I have, "Ortho- All About Roses." In the book it says that production can be disappointing. It also said it only rated 6.3 - a below average rose. I was wondering if anyone on here has had any luck growing them?
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| My exoerience was very disappointing, to say the least - but having said that, my soil was not the best (sugar sand of Central Florida). |
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- Posted by mainblaine456 5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 12, 12 at 20:57
| I have that same rose book! I find a lot of conflicting information online from what the book says, so who knows which one is right. My advice is plant it in the best conditions....Full sun, well drained soul and give it fert. Is it one of those bagged up roses? They do well being soaked for a good day in water before planting. Also, where did you find a rose bush for sale this early? I need to go see if the stores have them now! |
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| Bricore, I don't know where you live, but HelpMeFind suggests that it is only winter hardy to zone 7b. Maybe that's why some growers gave it a lower rating. I have seen that rose perform very well here in Southern California. |
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| I planted one last year, and it did ok. I got a few very pretty blooms, but it was defoliated all summer from blackspot (I don't spray). The blooms I did get were very pretty though. Mine grew to about 3.5 feet last year and began bareroot. I like the blooms, but I'm not crazy about its disease resistance and rapidness of rebloom. It made it through my 6b/7a winter without protection. Overall, I'd agree with the rating of 6-ish. Tammy Here's a pic of one its its mid-summer blooms... |
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- Posted by ken-n.ga.mts (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 0:30
| I grew it in central FL on fortuniana root stock. Had 2 of them where they got afternoon shade. Big beautiful bushs that pumped out tons of beautiful blooms. From what I understand, fortuniana is the only root stock that it is happy with. Nelson Roses of FL has been selling it for years. |
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- Posted by rebeccah_2009 6b (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 10:40
| I have that same book too. I don't have the rose but my aunt used to have it and it done well for her, It never hurts to give it a shot. |
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| I have had that rose for many years, at least 20, and it does fine for me. It is not one of those spectacular roses but consistently has lots of canes with nice white roses. I can't compare it to other white roses since it is the only white rose I have. Clare |
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| Just FYI. You go to Help Me Find Roses website and it has an excellent rating. Very disease resistant. Clare |
Here is a link that might be useful: JFK
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| It did very poorly for me. It did not winter well and in two years died and I didn't replace it. It was black spot prone and the beautiful long buds never opened in my humidity. It may be good for someplace hot and dry but not in my damp and cold. |
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