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| Zephirine Drouhin is not only eye-catching, but fragrant and, pretty much, thornless. It is a heady experience to walk pass this enchanting beauty.
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- Posted by kathy9norcal CA 9 (My Page) on Mon, May 7, 12 at 20:13
| A truly wonderful photo! |
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| Your Zeffy is a beauty! |
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| It's breathtaking! |
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| That is gorgeous!! Mine is just a big ol' green bush...never has had more than 2 or 3 blooms!! |
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| James, that is beautiful! Do you have any pest problem on this one,I see some small catterpillars on them. Can you share your care instructions for this plant. thanks |
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- Posted by James_Shaw NorCalif. (My Page) on Tue, May 8, 12 at 12:33
| Thank you for the kind comments everyone. No pest problem Kandhi, but do spray for black spot, rust and mildew. I hope the following answer to your question does not make me seem to lackadaisical a gardener, but all I have done so far this year is cut out dead canes and cut back those that get to low over the walkway. No fertilizer yet, but soon a half cup of each: 7-7-7 slow release, blood meal, bone meal and glacial rock dust. I have my own well so stick it to the local utility by watering a lot (more than one gallon per rose per week). Hope all this helps, Jim |
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| Jim, what direction does your Zeffy face? I want to know if I'm doing something wrong with my non-bloom girl |
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- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Tue, May 8, 12 at 16:20
| Gorgeous picture of one of my favorite roses-- Florence |
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- Posted by James_Shaw NorCalif. (My Page) on Tue, May 8, 12 at 17:07
| Hello Rosarama, From the angle of my photograph, the sun sets at 2 O'clock or thereabouts. Hope you can find the bloom problem with your Zephirine Drouhin because this is truly a wonderful rose. Jim |
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| Jim: I see what you mean. It probably faces the east and gets the early morning sun. The roses I have in that exposure bloom non-stop. However, the Zeffy gets the western evening sun but is in part shade which I was told, she would tolerate - but apparently not |
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| My Zeffy gets a only late afternoon Sun ad she is quite happy. Unfortunately, mine is on rootstock and this year it sprang forth, so now I have Dr. Huey blooming along with Zeffy. It was a shock when it first bloomed, but they are actually quite pretty together. Now I can't decide whether to remove it or not. |
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- Posted by ilovemyroses 8 Dallas TX (My Page) on Thu, May 10, 12 at 19:11
| you know, I am getting a bit sick of seeing everyone's gorgeous ZD!! :) I have had one for ten years, west exposure on fence, so, if she would GROW, she would see the other side of the fence is full sun!! 5 foot fence, so no drama getting over it! But NO! scrawny plant, own root from ARE, ten years old, and five blooms MAYBE a season, and STRICTLY ONCE A SEASON! no fudging here! canes yellow and die, I guess sun is too short, although noon on is full sun. DUBLIN BAY doesn't seem to mind right next door...AND, isn't she a partial shade gal??? ok, noon to evening ought to work. Anyway, I hate to sp her, my neighbor (an aphid's fly away) has a beauty that is on the east side of her home with a fence 15 feet away, so an even narrower pocket of sun, we bought them the same day, and va-voom, hers is like yours. I know east is better than west, I guess I ought to move her but there are few areas where vivid pink works for me. Please excuse the ranting, but geez, y'all sure are pretty! Ok, I am moving her tomorrow!! ANd NOT the trash bin. |
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| Mine faces east and is 5 years old now...
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