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Mon, Sep 29, 14 at 7:06
| In April of 2013 I planted a Zephirine Drouhin own-root rose. I can't believe that little one gallon plant is the monster it is today! I know ZD is considered a climber, so I expected it to get tall, but I am fairly certain it is already close to 10 ft. wide. I used to have one planted on the north side of my house, because it is supposed to do good in a shady spot and it did bloom fairly good, but never got very big, and while I thought it would get bigger than it did on the north side, I wasn't expecting it to get as big as it is already. I'm not complaining, I would like to know which old garden roses have a tendency to get really huge and some that don't get quite as big, so I can plan a little better in the future. |
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| This is a tough one . . . To a great degree, the answer will be specific to your climate and conditions, so, answers from any of us in radically-different environments won't be helpful. Jeri in Coastal Southern California |
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- Posted by pat_bamaZ7 7 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 29, 14 at 16:31
| Sara Ann, I got my ZD last year, too, and am amazed at how much it has grown in a such a short period of time...more so, than any of my other new OGRs that are supposed to be monsters in time. I planned to grow mine as a large, free standing shrub, along with several other big guys, between our "yard" and my brother-in-law's "yard" but have already had to put a support behind it to lift it up some...my BiL kept mowing over the cane tips that had begun visiting him years sooner than I had expected they would. Thank goodness it is thornless, or I would be scared of it (I'm a bit intimidated by of all those canes going everywhere even without the thorns). |
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- Posted by poorbutroserich Nashville 7a (My Page) on Mon, Sep 29, 14 at 19:21
| SA, I'd say that it's probably best for planning purposes to double the estimated sizes… However, if we have a winter like the last one, who knows! Most roses are going to grow much more slowly than ZD though. Susan |
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| Thank you everyone. Pat - Apparently ZD can get really big! I've been thinking the same thing, and am sure thankful it doesn't have thorns. Hopefully it will be loaded with blooms next spring. Susan - Your idea makes a lot of sense. |
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