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ycavaz 9a (
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Sun, May 20, 12 at 13:06
| I'm new to roses, I just started growing them this year. I have a DA heritage rose in a pot and I'm not sure how I should let it grow. I've read that some people in this forum grow it as climber, i'm not sure that's what I want.
Is it possible for me to grow it as a shrub? BTW, I live in Houston, TX. |
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RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| You could probably grow it as a short climber. I don't think it will get to 10 feet. Mine puts out octopus canes that will then bend on their own and have laterals come up and bloom. I cut mine way back a few years ago and it had behaved since then. But this year, with all the rain we've had, it went a bit crazy and eclipsed the two roses next to it. So after the first flush, it got another haircut. |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| Am I correct in thinking that most DA roses are like that? |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| Depends upon where you are, but in Southern California, many of the Austin roses do indeed become "Jolly Green Giants," more dedicated to growth than bloom." Not ALL, tho. Some of them are quite well-behaved. We didn't see Heritage ever get that large here. For us, it was a comfortably vigorous arching shrub, displaying its kinship with the Hybrid Musks. It was resistant to mildew and rust, and bloomed well. Blooms had a vase life of about a nanosecond, but repeat was good enough to keep it in color much of the year. Jeri Jennings
Coastal Ventura County, SoCalif |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| Is it own root or grafted? Mine is own root and is upright, not arching. Will get 6 feet tall, but I prune after blooms and keep it around five. Ten year old plant. ARE. Curious to see others get arching growth. Not me. |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| Mine is grafted from David Austin. |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| Our plant -- long ago now -- was from Hortico, and grafted on Multiflora (which is drech here). Jeri |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| In my climate, it has a very good large shrub habit (6 x 6)--rarely produces a 7-8' climber cane. Just cut these back to 3'. It is vigorous but not as unruly as some of the larger Austins. You can let it arch and cut back the stronger lateral shoots after they bloom to avoid the bad-hair look. Or you can prune it into a more upright and bushier plant, cutting back to a 3-4' framework once a year, or maybe twice in Florida. It is still one of the best Austin roses, IMO, except maybe on the West Coast where it reportedly gets rose rust disease. |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| Move to Maine, Let it die back to 6 inches every winter..Plus , multiflora is prefered stock here(then maybe laxa), not doc huey. Viola! Its a shrub =P
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RE: How to grow Heritage?
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Tue, May 22, 12 at 10:39
| 'Heritage' was huge here, easily 12'. It bloomed only at the tips of those long canes. I would recommend 'Bishop's Castle' instead, also a big grower, but repeat and quantity of bloom is much better, and the flowers last a lot longer. 'Heritage' would shatter an hour or so after opening. Both will probably need to be sprayed with fungicide if you want to keep foliage on them in Houston. |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| I wish mine got huge as a climber - it does not but wow what beautiful blooms! Just so lovely! It does from time to time get very long canes that slope over and I do like the way it will cascades in the garden. Enjoy! :) |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| I'm with hoovb, I have 4 heritage growing as climbers up and over my back deck and they are easily 10-12ft high by 5ft wide. And I'm in zone 6! They don't die back much over winter either. I cut back somewhat to keep them full looking and plenty of flowers |
RE: How to grow Heritage?
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| I tried growing HERITAGE as a climber but wasn't happy with the appearance of the plant. Like others have said she blooms at the end of her canes. If you want a gorgeous pink climber try CLIMBING LA FRANCE instead. Now don't get me wrong, Heritage IS a lovely rose when grown as a shrub. Her growth habit is graceful and she has reliable repeat bloom. I do advise taking cuttings (from the tip of canes that have bloomed) and trying to root them. Why? Because Heritage, like many of the other vigorous Austins, is a rose on steroids when grafted. You'll get a much more satisfactory growth habit if you grow her own root. Now repeat after me everybody: "ENGLISH ROSES SHOULD BE GROWN OWN ROOT!" The sole exceptions are the litter runts like Fair Bianca, but that is another discussion. Heritage also roots very easily. I recently rooted a couple of cuttings and all I did stick the pieces into the ground and forget about them. No rooting hormone or other alchemical concoctions. Just cut and stick. Easy. |
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