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David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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Posted by
ElleGRose 5A Upstate NY (
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Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 9:25
I have 4 David Austin Heritage Roses ( grafted) that I planted last year. They did nicely last year. Of the 20+ Austin's in my garden ( both grafted and own root) , these 4 are the only ones that are not blooming or showing any signs of blooming this year. Due to the awful winter, there was some winter kill on some of my other plants, but not Heritage ( or only very minor). They are in full sun, fertilized, were deadheaded after blooming, were winter protected and otherwise the plant seems healthy. I'm just confused as to why none of the 4 are blooming. Are they late blooming?
( I'm so tempted to shovel prune as they are taking up valuable real estate) Any suggestions or advice would be so greatly appreciated. |
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RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| Vigorous shoots with no flower buds by late June would likely be first-year canes of the rootstock variety. |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 9:51
| So, let me see if I understand correctly: those non-blooming canes you have lived over from last year, and last year, they bloomed? Is that right? |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| Yes. Last year they were definitely blooming. When I did prune in early spring, I only pruned out winter kill and from what I remember there wasn't much on Heritage. |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| 'Heritage' is normally very free blooming. If you are sure my guess was wrong (scion part was winter-killed and only rootstock grew out this spring), this is baffling. You can hardly keep a repeat-blooming rose from flowering in June if it has enough moisture to grow at all. |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| Thanks. I am baffled, too. Even my roses with significant winter kill all bounced back and everything I have read has indicated Heritage is pretty foolproof. I'm starting to take it personally like perhaps she just doesn't like me. ;) |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| I have two of Heritage. One got hit pretty hard by the bad winter (this will be it's 4th year), and in early spring looked pretty sickly. I noticed when it bloomed that half of the canes did not bloom at all. My other Heritage is fine, and previously they both bloomed well. I would not shovel prune! Heritage is very lovely. I suspect the cold weather at this point. |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| If the old canes are only supporting puny growth (small, crowded leaves and short stems), then maybe they were winter-damaged and you needed to prune more aggressively in spring. |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| In my case, all of the canes looked weak in early spring. But the canes that ended up not blooming ended up looking every bit as healthy and vigorous as the ones that did bloom... |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| You probably have what is known as "blind shoots." I copied this definition from a website which I cannot name. "A blind shoot is a fully grown or developed shoot that fails to produce a flower. A cool spring most often is the cause of blind shoots. Although they may appear anytime during the growing season. One way to detect a blind shoot is that instead of a flower bud at the end, there is a group of small leaves that look similar to a husk of wheat. To remedy a blind shoot cut it back by half its length, new growth should grow and flower normally" Hope this helps. |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| Thank you! I'll take a look tomorrow to see if blind shoots could be the problem. I also took a look at my local public rose garden a couple of days ago and Heritage is blooming beautifully there. |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| I've been meaning to post. Thank you to all who offered advice. DavidBeck was right, blind shoots were definitely the problem. I pruned them in July and I now finally have some blooms! So grateful for this forum and your help. |
RE: David Austin Heritage- no blooms
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| Could it be rose midge? My Heritage, which has been free flowering/in constant bloom in past years, hasn't done much this year because of rose midge. Looks at the tip of the shoot, and see if you see the tiny dried up/shrived tips. |
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