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| Hi all,
I live in North Dakota, zone 3. In the last few years we have become enamored of roses and have tried several "cold-hardy" ones with varying success. Ones that do well for us are Morden Fireglow and Hope for Humanity. Both of these come back reliably with good growth. Winnipeg Parks has been less successful - it comes back but as very small plants with little growth. I am hopeful that they will grow more during the season. The one I have been struggling with and am saddest to see this spring is Morden Sunrise. I have 10 of these. They all returned last spring and performed reasonably well last summer. We then had a dry fall and winter, probably less snow cover than usual although I do mulch heavily. Only 3 of the 10 Sunrise came back this spring and they are tiny plants. I am frustrated because this is an expensive replacement! Do you have recommendations for me either (1) how to care for them better so they return reliably, or (2) other roses to replace with? I love the unique color of Sunrise and would like to stay with yellow/peach in this area. Thanks for any help!
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| Very sad--- Morden Sunrise is lovely, and I would hate to be without it, but I do not know of another reliably hardy rose to take its place. Might I suggest that you planted those that survived a little deeper, thus protecting the bud union from the vicissitudes of freeze/ thaw cycles? A completely different rose which is reliably hardy, single, scented (which Morden Sunrise is not), but pink, and can even be grown as a standard (though I prefer it as a large bush) is Northern Encore or Polar Joy, which is available from T&T Seeds in Winnipeg, I think, and nurseries Bailey Nurseries supplies. Steve |
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- Posted by donaldvancouver 8 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 12 at 21:23
| I haven't tried it personally, but Bill Reid has M. Sunrise as its seed parent. Might be worth a try? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bill Reid on Helpmefind
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- Posted by prairie_love z3/4 ND (My Page) on Fri, Jun 8, 12 at 9:01
| Steve - hmm, when I dig out the remains, I will try to see whether they were planted at different depths. It is a possibility. I looked up Northern Encore and Polar Joy - both are beautiful! A bit more pink than I want in the back yard, but may have to consider them for the front! Thank you for the recommendations. Donald - wow, that Bill Reis is gorgeous! I will see what I can find out about it. Thank you! |
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