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| Hello, I'm relatively new to roses but I've had great success in my first year growing The Generous Gardener and Wollerton Old Hall. I'm now addicted and planning for next year... The only part I didn't like about TGG was that the very pale pink faded to white in the sun almost immediately. I do have her in a very sunny spot but still. It's basically a white rose for me. I'd like to add a bit more pink. I love the bloom shape on Queen of Sweden - but I'm worried there will be the same color issue. Does anyone have QOS experience in terms of holding her color a little better? I know some fading is inevitable I just wish it was after the bloom fully opened at least! Maybe I should try a darker pink? |
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| Hi Maggie, I have about 100 Queen of Sweden bushes in a hedge around my lawn. They were planted bare-root in January 2013 and are now well-established plants about 1.5 metres (5 feet) tall. My observation is that the fading - even in the middle of Summer - is minimal. This year the first flowers appeared on the hedge before the end of April - it was glorious through mid-May and, after a few weeks to regather its resources, it is now in full bloom again. The photo was taken about half an hour ago … hope it gives you some indication! Cheers |
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| Tricia, wow. Your hedge is simply gorgeous. But how did you dig 100 planting holes? Just wondering. I consider digging one hole a major project. |
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- Posted by Maggie.the.pearl (My Page) on Thu, Jul 10, 14 at 8:27
| Oh my goodness!!! Gorgeous!! |
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| Hi view1ny - digging 100 planting holes is definitely beyond my capacity, too. We have really heavy clay soil here so I did it the easy way …. I phoned my local nursery;-) They arrived late October with one of those trench digging machines to dig out all the soil down to a depth of about 50cms - they then amended the soil with a truckload of much better soil, lots of well rotted horse manure and 'cornunghia' which, I believe, is probably a product we call 'hoof and horn' in English. It then sat and waited until January when the bare-root QofS were planted. Every single bush is thriving so their soil preparation was obviously successful. Cheers |
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| Wow! And I thought I was lucky to have three Queens of Sweden. 100--I can't even visualize it, but I sure wish I lived close enough to visit your yard and observe for myself. That is pretty heady stuff there. And QofS is a winner, isn't she!] Kate |
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- Posted by nikthegreek 9b/10a E of Athens (My Page) on Fri, Jul 11, 14 at 2:10
| QoS sort of keeps its colour in my Med climate sun and heat. What I mean to say is that it doesn't fade before it opens up completely. Having said that you might want to try something darker also. Boscobel stays is a medium pink in the heat for me and has similar growth habit in my climate. In cooler conditions it gets salmony tones. Nik |
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