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Thu, May 30, 13 at 3:07
| For those who have grown Austin's Pat Austin, would you advise growing it in a large pot? I am seeing where everyone says that she squanders in intense heat, and if there is one thing Texas has it's intense heat. If potted, she would received 4-5 hours of morning sun before being sheltered by the back porch. Thanks! |
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- Posted by PortlandMysteryRose 8 (My Page) on Thu, May 30, 13 at 3:44
| There's an ARF thread called "orange and apricot English roses" (Feb. 25) where members from hot climates are discussing Pat. There are photos of Pat in a Pot. Pat in a Pot--sounds like Dr. Seuss. Carol |
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| Whats ARF and how do I get to that forum/website? I would like to read this thread as I just bought another Pat Austin today. Thanks..... |
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| Never mind.......I figured it out.......its late, brain isn't working up to capacity....... |
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| Josh-- Pat Austin will be a giantess for you--in your zone that is--and her flowers shatter too quickly, lasting about a day, or two when the weather is cooler. An option other than PA--if you have in mind that sort of hot orange/ apricot color scheme--is Lady Emma Hamilton. She is more compact and, IMHO, a better rose than Pat in fragrance and health, though I fondly remember PA as a huge bloomer. Too bad I gave her away. |
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| urk - yep, pretty monstrous here too. Unless a pot would keep it severely bonsaid (is that a verb - to bonsai?), Like Jude, Pat really is a background rose - useful to hang little climbers on and airy enough to have lots of stuff underneath....at least in my part of the world. I guess if you have a gigantic pot in mind.... but moving it around is not anything my back could withstand....and the watering! Gosh, being a bit of a wet blanket here but truly, there are (as Prickles as suggested) better Austins for pot culture. |
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- Posted by daisyincrete 10? (My Page) on Wed, Oct 16, 13 at 8:14
 Here is my Pat Austin in a pot.
She is happy in a pot, but likes a bit more feeding during the growing season.
She smells absolutely delicious. |
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- Posted by floridarosez9 10 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 16, 13 at 13:57
| Daisy, that is amazingly beautiful. |
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- Posted by poorbutroserich none (My Page) on Wed, Oct 16, 13 at 17:16
| Daisy, I just dumped all that stuff I've read about growing roses in pots. That is gorgeous! And I real inspiration for those who want to grow roses in pots. Thanks for sharing! How old is your Pat in a Pot? And how tall? Susan |
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| Blimey Daisy - what is this extra feeding - chicken dinners?tuna sandwiches? crushed babies? Even allowing for some choice sunlight, that is an extraordinary plant - mine gets big, but nothing like as fulsome and floriferous (course I am a slacker). |
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- Posted by daisyincrete 10? (My Page) on Thu, Oct 17, 13 at 7:59
| I don't think crushed babies would work Suzy. Too fatty. Susan, she has been in that pot for 6 years, nearly 7 now. She reaches to the roof of a one storey building. I give it 9 month osmocote every spring. That is a controlled release general fertilizer. Then, when I remember, I give it a watering can full of dilute donkey manure liquid. That is all until just recently, when I gave it a handful of high potash, plus trace elements fertilizer. I took those photos in May this year. She flowers well all through the summer, as long as she has got her sunshade. Daisy |
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- Posted by poorbutroserich none (My Page) on Thu, Oct 17, 13 at 11:47
| Camps, the secret is....DILUTE DONKEY MANURE LIQUID! LOL. Daisy, is that available only in Crete? I've added a Pat to my order...I can only hope she will be 1/2 as gorgeous. Dang! Osmocote is great stuff too. I'm going to have to find her some shade, however. Susan |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 17, 13 at 12:27
| I love it Daisy! Now to find some Dilute Donkeys....hehe |
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| Daisy--that's simply breathtaking! Mine was a big bloomer too, but she was never never never that gorgeously loaded with those apricot gold. She did have long cranes and lots and lots of clean green leaves. Camp and Susan--if crushed babies and diluted donkey manure were easily availabled I think I will go out and get me some. LOL! |
This post was edited by prickles on Thu, Oct 17, 13 at 12:37
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