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Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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Posted by gnabonnand 8a - D/FW Texas (My Page) on Wed, Sep 23, 09 at 21:26
| These two have long been among my favorites.
Randy
Mrs. Dudley Cross:
Pink Gruss an Aachen (I have 4 Pink Gruss roses plus 1 original Gruss):
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RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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| Randy, I love your Pink Gruss an Aachen. The first close-up photo of his flower just takes my breath away. Great that you posted a bush shot. Besides the beautiful flowers it is another plus that the rose builds up such a nice bush. I just showed your photos of PGaA to my husband and even he thinks that we need this rose in our garden, too. To appreciate that as a really big compliment you have to know that my husband is not into roses at all ;-)! Christina |
RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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| Christina, I'm glad you and your husband liked Pink Gruss. For me, it really does build up to a nicely shaped bush, that does not have to be pruned, except for removing dead wood. I also like that it has a nice, light scent plus hardly any thorns at all. Randy |
RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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| A question for you Randy - I see some yellow in the bloom. Would this be a good choice to transition between yellow and pink roses? I've been looking for the right one and all the ones I've seen seem too tall. Since you have 4 of them (and the same summer heat I have) how tall are yours? Pink Gruss might be just what I need. I have Carding Mill and Charlotte in the back, then the gap, then Jubilee Celebration and Sister Elizabeth in the front. Debbie |
RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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Debbie, I'm assuming you meant Pink Gruss an Aachen when you said you see some yellow, right? No, there really isn't much yellow in Pink Gruss an Aachen. It's multiple blends of various shades of pink, sometimes with some petals almost cream.
My Gruss roses top out at about 4 feet tall, even after many years. At maturity, they are wider than tall, if left unpruned ... my oldest is about 4 1/2 feet tall by 6 feet wide. It's NEVER had its height or width pruned after all these years. It could easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning if desired. The original version of Gruss an Aachen does sometimes have a bit of yellow on some of its petals. It's extremely variable from cream to light apricot to yellow to pink, sometimes all at once in a bloom. Its growth habit is exactly like its pink sport. Randy |
RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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| Be still my heart, that photo of Mrs. Dudley Cross is to die for. My plant for quite some time has been a few sticks with a smattering of leaves, plus a dead cane that I pruned away this morning. I've had this rose before so I know what it can do but this one is being very recalcitrant. I shovel pruned by Pink Gruss an Aachen when it showed signs of rust but wonder now if I wasn't too hasty. Yours is so beautiful and the bush itself is marvelous, great for a smaller area. I may have to try again... Thanks for lovely photos as usual. Ingrid |
RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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| Randy, I got 2 Pink Grusses last year on your recommendation. I love them! Wow, how big is yours? I don't think I left enough room for mine. I have read in the past that GaA is a floribunda, other reports it is a HT. What is it exactly? It does not grow like an HT. I sent you an e-mail a while back about a different rose, did you not receive it? |
RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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Oh my gosh, redsox! I just went out and measured my Pink Gruss an Aachen that is pictured in this thread. It is only 3 1/2 feet tall, but it is a full EIGHT feet wide! I love its plant shape.
I had not realized it had gotten that wide. It is several years old, and is unpruned.
No, I did not get your email because my GardenWeb email address had not been updated. But I sent you an email this morning.
The breeding of Gruss an Aachen is that of a hybrid-tea rose. But since it does not show any of the typical hybrid-tea rose characteristics, in the US it is most always listed as a floribunda, even though the floribunda class was not in existance at the time Gruss was introduced.
Jon from the UK once said that Gruss is usually classed as an early hybrid-tea rose in the UK. And that is how I think of it in my mind. Ingrid, that Mrs Dudley Cross is about 10 years old and it's as big as a Buick. And tough as nails. This has been a rough year for the appearance of its blooms until now, but the plant itself is indestructible. |
RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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| Christina, since apparently you don't spray, be warned that the Grusses are highly susceptible to diseases on the West Coast as well as in the East. But maybe you are well inland. They really are delightful roses with outstanding flower quality, plant habit, and rebloom. |
RE: Mrs Dudley Cross & PGaA
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| Your Pink Gruss is delightful, very nice. I like the pic showing the whole plant. |
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