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| A cousin in Alabama would like to plant a yellow rose, in a large container on her patio.
I'm trying to find something for her that would not need spraying, because she has some health problems. In Southern California, my hands-down recommendation would be Julia Child, but I have concerns that she might have blackspot problems in AL. So, any suggestions? She said she once had a lovely red HT, good for cutting, and disease-free for her. It was lost to a storm, and she would like a replacement -- but there again I have a concern that what is disease-resistant here in SoCal may not be what works for her. Any suggestions? Jeri
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- Posted by mike_rivers z5 MI (My Page) on Wed, May 16, 12 at 14:26
| Jeri, doesn't this seem like the ideal occasion to see if the first non-spray AARS rose winner, Sunshine Daydream, really lives up to it's billing? |
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| Well, no. The lady has some health problems just now. She really needs something pretty to look at, and doesn't need to be an experimenter. :-) EYE might do that -- but I wouldn't suggest it to her. I'm looking for something that is known to grow well, with minimal disease and hassle, in Southern AL. Jeri |
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| My climate, and humidity, are maybe similar to Ala., and I grow Julia Child.. 3 of them... and I don't spray.. they get minimal, occasional - BS, but not enough to defoliate, and they seem to stay a nice 2 1/2 - 3 feet....I love JC....sally |
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| I did a search on HMF for Alabama gardens. A couple of them listed multiple yellow roses. Whether they spray them or not I don't know, but you could ask. Here they are: Jennifer & Jim Hughes Nancy's Alabama Rose Garden The Nancy above grows Sunsprite. A friend of mine in Arkansas (blackspot finds her area to be a paradise!) is always hunting for blackspot resistant yellows. She sprays (with Neem only) some of her roses and others not at all. I think she told me she grows Sunsprite, but I don't remember whether it needs any spraying. She was about to get Happy Child from Kaye Kettrey (also in Arkansas, has a large rose garden, and is favorite among rose enthusiasts in the area), who although in Arkansas, might know a fair amount about blackspot resistant roses in the South. Kaye Kettrey's Rose Garden Melissa |
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| Thanks guys -- That's a big step forward! I appreciate it, and so will my cousin. Jeri |
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| My experience with Julia Child is much like Sally's. I have terrible black spot problems here but Julia has good resistance, stays compact, is winter hardy and blooms a ton! I wouldn't recommend Sunsprite. I got rid of mine because the bloom don't hold at all, from bud to blown in half a day and it did spot for me. |
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| well i would certainly recommend a bannana rose ,as quite obviosly the best choice. |
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| A boutique in Westlake Village, CA????? Jeri |
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| Sunflare was very clean in a garden fairly near my spotty conditions. And they were not surrounded by spotless roses. |
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| Jeri, Call Roses Unlimited and ask them. |
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