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| I've got a beautiful 5hx8w trellis upon which I grow 3 Gruss An Aachen. Pale pink, 6 ft. now. There because I had a shady garden and it tolerates shade.
Lost a tree and now my garden sizzles in the afternoon.
Sweet Drift looks like it will go perfectly with my German rose and fill in the 12Lx8W space. If I buy enough. Showed DH both plants and he fell in love with OSO. Hmmm
So, my questions... How many Sweet Drift should I buy? Do they really spread to 3 feet or is it more? I continually overplant. I have yet another bed that's getting cooked..how wide does OSO spread? Maybe I can plant one and keep peace in the house. Thanks
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- Posted by karl_bapst_rosenut 5a, NW Indiana (rosenut@rosenut.com) on Sat, May 5, 12 at 17:52
| The Oso Easy roses stay relative compact and low, 3-4', except for Fragrant Spreader, which can get quite wide. Non I have, have typical high centered many petaled blooms. They're semi-double, having two rows of petals which are loose, not tight. They make up for it in colors. Paprika, Mango Salsa, Peachy Cream, and Strawberry Crush are quite colorful. |
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| This is for you Karl - Re: Strawberry Crush-OSO Easy. She was the very last to wake up & get moving, of the 10 OSO Easy babies I planted last season (under this similar heat~wave situation) Peachy Cream & Honey Bun were the eager beavers getting visited by Jap Beetles only occasionally! They are all doing great despite the ~~heat~~wave~~ blooms are just fading faster as expected. Late bloomer-Strawberry Crush once decided to get moving, developed many longish stems all around (3ft+), where I suspect large clusters of blooms are developing which thrills me ~ however they are not growing upright & I wish she didn't need stakes/wires to harness her stems. I decided to prune a few to see what happens. From your experience, is this SC's habit & will I have to install a few stakes & wire up to keep her more upright? Appreciate your thoughts!!! TIA |
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- Posted by karl_bapst_rosenut 5a, NW Indiana (rosenut@rosenut.com) on Sat, Jul 7, 12 at 20:26
| My experience; As the bush matures and roots get established better, it will send up thicker more upright canes. Many young rose bushes go through a floppy cane stage. |
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| I thought it might just be due to their youth the limbs splay to the floor. Unfortunately SC's floor is river rocks & fear the very soon flush of blossoms will burn considering the weight of the clusters. I went ahead & installed stakes & wired around to hold the stems up ~ hoping as well for them to thicken in that more upright position. Mango Salsas are behaving similarly as SC but fewer long young limbs w/ tons of cluster-blooms that tend to splay as expected. I am so pleased w/ how all are growing & putting on their shows continuously!!! Thanks for your input & so glad you responded to my search ~ there are still no nurseries carrying them here!!!! |
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