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Tue, Mar 16, 10 at 19:41
| I'm doing an overhaul on our rose garden. It was planted years ago by the former owner. I'm about to shovel prune three that are straggly and have failed to perform after the the three years we've been here. I'm taking out iceberg (since I like it for landscaping, but not so much for a cutting garden), St. Patrick (that is 2 miserable sticks) and a rose that has only given me a couple unremarkable blooms a year called Pearl. I already planted Just Joey, Gemini and Julia Child. The bed also has Singing In The Rain, Sunset Celebration and Reba McIntyre.
I'm thinking about planting Disneyland, Bewitched and Catalina. Thoughts on these three or any suggestions? |
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| You don't say where you are in zone 10 but if your summers are very warm and you don't live near the coast, would you consider trying some tea roses? These antique roses were made for warm weather and are much tougher and often bloom much more than modern roses, and don't need spraying unless your weather is very humid. They're absolutely beautiful and the bushes just keep getting bigger with more flowers every year (although there are some smaller teas). Bourbons are also gorgeous and the smaller ones bloom like crazy in a dry climate. These roses are easy-care and will give you hundreds of wonderful blooms on graceful bushes. Ingrid |
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| Time for that picture of 'Disneyland' again. I like this rose a lot. Another one in roughly the same color class that is an excellent producer is 'Tuscan Sun'.
'Bewitched' is a standard pink HT, very reliable and productive. If you want a very fragrant red rose for cutting, 'Firefighter' is a great choice. |
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- Posted by bellcanyonblonde (My Page) on Tue, Mar 16, 10 at 21:26
| Ingrid, I live about 20 miles inland from Malibu, near Calabasas. It gets very hot in the summer, but the rose bed I'm working on gets some afternoon shade. I've never tried tea roses, but will definitely look into them. Although, I may have tea roses covering my front fence line. They have small blooms in pale yellow and white, that bloom in spring, starting now actually. They remind me of popcorn. hoovb- I love that photo of Disneyland, looks similar to Joseph's Coat. So pretty with the alyssum. You reminded me that Tuscan Sun is also on my list and after reading other posts, I remembered Brass Band which I had planted and loved at our last house. |
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- Posted by lagomorphmom z10Coastal&z8Mtn CA (My Page) on Tue, Mar 16, 10 at 22:25
| Ingrid, my Tuscan Sun in WW fades to blah in the heat with only afternoon exposure and I'm not liking it as much as by the coast. How is yours??? |
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| bellcanyon, I am up the road from you, in Camarillo. Teas will "do" for you, but I would also use Noisettes and some of the Chinas, and interplant with drought-tolerant natives. You have a goood area for roses! Jeri |
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