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Fri, Apr 27, 12 at 16:27
| I need a suggestion or two for a rose. It will be placed in partial shade and I want a very vivid, bright yellow rose, preferably not single. Fragrance isn't important, but it has to be disease resistant and hardy. I love austin roses and old garden roses, but for this particular spot I just need the color and the health.
Thanks for any ideas and suggestions. grace e |
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| I have no business answering this, because I live in such a different zone from you...but Radiant Perfume is a bright yellow. I don't know how hardy it is with cold, and we don't get black spot here, but in California it is disease free: no rust, no mildew. Nice plant and good cut flower. It's fragrant too. Very Bright Yellow! |
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| That's a difficult request. Shade tolerant roses tend to be whites to pastels. "Vivid, bright yellow" comes from R. Foetida and that isn't a "shade tolerant" species. It is credited with introducing the extreme black spot tendencies in modern roses. With all of that said, Sunsprite has been touted as one of the more disease resistant yellow roses for many years, but that is going to depend upon MANY factors. There are five different black spot types in the US alone. No rose is resistant to all of them, so it might be nearly immune to my type and totally susceptible to yours (or vice versa). Per HMF, it's hardy enough for your climate. Around here, it is often used like a yellow Iceberg. It is a deeper yellow than Sunny Knock Out with a few more petals. It isn't patented so its cost should be a bit less and it's been around long enough to probably be fairly readily available. The second issue would be the number of petals. Usually, with shade tolerant roses, you either have many smaller petals or fewer, larger ones. It takes heat and direct sun to open many, large petals. It may be too cool and damp to properly open a lot of larger petals if the shade is too deep. At least Sunsprite has fewer of the larger petals, but it's better than only five. Kim |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sunsprite
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| Have a look at Roberta Bondar. She was bred in Canada, and per HMF is rated to zone 5b. I saw her growing in full sun at Eurodesert last year, but she wasn't happy (canes sunburned) in the the full scorching sun of the California desert. With one parent being Buff Beauty, I thought she'd like partial shade, and that is where I've planted her. She is blooming well, with bright yellow, non-fading fragrant flowers. Foliage is very clean and healthy with no signs of any fungal disease. However, in my garden the disease pressure is mainly very high for mildew and rust. There is some blackspot, but this is limited to a few susceptible cultivars. I don't know how she'd fare where blackspot is more of a problem. Here are a couple photos I took of her foliage on April 23 (she had buds but no open flowers at the time):
Melissa |
Here is a link that might be useful: Roberta Bondar on HMF
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| Look at Golden Wings. Mine is in some shade and it still blooms like crazy. It's out in the street bed with little to no protection and gets full on winds and has been very winter hardy for me. |
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- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 27, 12 at 23:27
| Well, Here is a picture of my Julia Child. She is almost toally shaded by the New Dawn that has grown to cover her and everything else in the area. As you can see, Julia manages to bloom rather nicely under the circumstances. kay |
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- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 27, 12 at 23:28
 Sorry, Helps to add the picture. |
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| Can't speak to your climate or shade, but in my garden Sunsprite is lovely:
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| Thank you everyone for the suggestions, they gave me a wonderful start. There are several I am looking at now, particularlly "Roberta Bondar" I find those canadian bred roses do wonderful here! Thanks again! grace e |
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| Check out these easycare: Shock Wave Yellow Submarine J.P.Connell (Canadian - hardy to Z3 has little thorns) Am looking for a pair as well! FWIW |
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