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| I have an area where I would like to plant a hedge of Molineux roses. This rose seems rather tame from the many photos I have seen on the internet, but I know that can be deceiving. How big is this rose for the people growing it in California? This seems to be the best yellow in my search for a yellow rose that is heat tolerant. Is there a better yellow rose that I missed? Thanks.. :) |
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| I posted some info about a heat tolerant yellow rose in the thread on Floribunda Suggestions in the Rose forum. I was discussing Julia Child which is, of course, not an Austin or OGR. Though I'm not in Norcal, it gets pretty darn hot here. As far as Austins go, I think Golden Celebration is plenty heat tolerant, and blooms constantly for me--maybe not on the level of JC, but GC is always in bloom. GC does get large, but I don't know your size requirements. To illustrate Julia's heat tolerance, here is a photo taken on July 30 when it was 102 degrees. This rose is always in bloom, and I don't mean one or two blooms, either. Diane |
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| We grow Molineux, Julia Child and Walking on Sunshine in Socal near the coast. Our highest temps get to be no more than 85 degrees, so maybe a direct comparison is not perfect. Molineux is a relatively narrow bush (3' tall x 2' wide) so you will have to plant them closer than most roses to form a hedge. The color is nice, the bush is prolific but the flowers do shatter fairly fast. Walking on Sunshine is very prolific and about 3' tall x 3' wide here. Holds it color well if it gets enough water. Julia Child can be 5' x 5' here. Ours is own root and only 2 yrs. old so she is just 3' x 2.5' so far. But here is a pic of her at Exposition park in downtown Los Angeles on a hot (90+) summer day. Good luck with your search! |
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| Here is Walking on Sunshine at Palos Verdes botanical gardens in April. This rose is shorter than Julia Child and prolific as well. I don't know how tall you want your hedge to be so maybe it's too short? I don't have any pics of our Molineux bush but at the same Palos Verdes botanical gardens 3 Molineux bushes planted together look like one Julia Child in my previous post. |
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| My 'Molineux's are about 5' wide and 8' tall. I hard prune to keep them that short. They are long established. 8+ years. Julia Child is somewhat smaller. They are both good yellows. 'Molineux' has very quick repeat. JC is better than average but 'Molineux' is even faster. If you want a real heat lover 'St Patrick' is happy with heat. |
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| I forgot to mention that my Julias are about 6'X6', and since she's always in bloom, there is no down time. Golden Celebration is about 6 1/2' X 5', Here is GC. Diane |
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| It is REALLY tough to know which yellow to chose. They are all so incredibly beautiful! I am leaning toward Molineux because of its repeat, heat tolerance, and one other thing, I read it has very few prickles. Is this right? This hedge will be by my swimming pool. Hoovb, I read on your blog that your Molineux was rather large. I wonder if my growing conditions will be like yours. Do you ever have any frost days? I get a few, but never enough to really knock the leaves off of the roses. In the same space, I have three oleander standards. Their topiary will eventually clear my six foot fence, so I would like the yellow rose hedge to reach up to the oleander or come close. I wish I had a bigger yard! :) |
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