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Sun, Dec 1, 13 at 19:40
| Has anyone in the PNW (Oregon or Washington) has or had the rose 'Claire Austin' grafted on Dr. Huey rosestock and if so, does it have a sprawling growth pattern or an upright growth pattern? What is your opinion of this rose? I am trying to figure out where to place it as it will be a new rose for me this spring. |
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| This is definitely one of those Austins which take quite a few years to settle into a predictable growth pattern. Like a lot of Austins, in its juvenile stage of growth, it is very lax, tending to sprawl and droop but after 4-5 years, it stiffens its sinews into something more useful (I don't enjoy white roses flopping into the mud) although it will never be a strongly upright rose. I suspect some discreet supports would be a useful strategy with this one since it also has a slightly wayward tendency which will, I think, form a nicely fountaining spectacle. |
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