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| Hello, this is my first post to the Rose forum! I am pretty new to this (caring for roses, although I've grown them for a few years!).
I'd love to be able to ID my roses in front of my porch. I planted these about 6 years ago...they are very hardy shrub roses that bloom all summer long without me touching them. I'm in Z5, Eastern Iowa. They came from a local nursery in town. I'll include a large view and some close ups, if those help.
Now I understand why they should be pruned...they are very leggy with lots of thin, weaker stems. Each rose bush (there are 3 of these) must have 20 canes splitting off into many more and they're starting to droop. The lower 2 feet also have no leaves. They look great from a distance but pretty weak up close. Once we ID these roses, is it OK to just shear a foot off all of them with hedge trimmers? Is a delicate pruning with my Felcos in order? I'm open to all suggestions. thanks, this is a great place to learn about roses! |
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| Roses that are twiggy with many blooms and clusters can be sheared back after blooming as you suggest, and as far as you want. However, with plants this old, it can be beneficial to remove some of the canes at the base every year. You can wait until next April for this. Remove 1/4 of the canes, the oldest-looking ones , to promote new basal shoots and keep the roses young. |
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| thanks, the pruning advice makes sense. Any chance of an ID? |
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| My guess would be 'Lady Elsie May'. They look great in your yard! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lady Elsie May @ helpmefind
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| Wow, that's it! Thank you! Lady Elsie May definitely rings a bell...I never wrote down the name when I bought them but that is it. Thank you! |
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| Happy to have helped. :) |
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