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| Hi. I was redirected to this forum with what I thought was a mini rose. It was suggested that it might be a Polyantha instead. We recently moved into a new home in Atlanta. The garden was kept neat, but not much else going on. The rose in question is next to our patio receiving morning sun only. It is being overshadowed by a Holly bush and can't be seen from the patio. This feels like a waste of beautiful flowers. The flowers are 1 inch wide. The bush is about 3 ft high and seems to want to climb. The flower buds are pink and then turn white as they get older. The rose blooms in clusters. The stem is quite gnarled at the base giving me the impression that it is an older plant. It has rust on some leaves that I treated with fungicide powder. I have no rose knowledge and would appreciate any help I can get. I would like to know if I can move the rose and if so, when? Should it be pruned? Should I train it up? It is a lovely little rose and I would really like to see it flourish! Thanks |
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| I think Polyantha might be a good guess. Your rose reminds me of 'Marie Pavie.' You can take a look at many photos of her, at the link, below. Jeri |
Here is a link that might be useful: Marie Pavie at HelpMeFind Roses
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- Posted by thonotorose FL 9 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 25, 14 at 14:57
| I would take cuttings first before attempting to move it. Reminds me of Mrs R M Finch. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Finch
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| Yollie, to answer your questions, yes, you can transplant the rose to a better spot. If you're receiving rains, moving it now wouldn't be that hard on it. If you're still enduring higher heat with little to no rain, I'd wait until rains are in the forecast. A nice, longer period of rain can quickly and efficiently settle a disturbed plant in its new place and set it off growing. The rose looks more like one of the newer ground cover roses to me, which are, in reality, modern polyanthas to shorter, repeat flowering ramblers. Think Flower Carpet types and you have the idea. Those (Flower Carpet) are generally more continuous flowering, smaller climbing types. I would think moving it away from the patio and from under other bushes where it wouldn't be baked by reflected, radiated heat from a side walk, patio, drive way or wall would make it happier. It should probably be somewhere it receives at least six or so hours of sun a day for better performance. In many hotter places, not more than eight to ten hours should keep it happier and give you longer lasting, better colored flowers. Try to save as much of the root ball as possible. Generally, the larger the root mass which can be moved, the larger the top growth it will successfully support, with less shock than would be typical for smaller root balls. Keep it well watered (unless you're receiving rains, then they will do that for you) until you see new growth starting, then just water as you do everything else around it. And, yes, it appears you should be able to train it as you would a climber. Wrapping the canes around a support or splaying them out as horizontally as possible, to induce the buds along the canes to produce "lateral" growth, will provide you with significantly increased flowering. Good luck and congratulations on the new house! Kim |
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- Posted by rideauroselad 4b/5a Ont (My Page) on Thu, Sep 25, 14 at 21:59
| Like Kim, I too immediately thought ground cover when I saw your images, flowers and leaves. It looks quite a lot like Alba Meidiland to me and that would also fit with your statement that it seems to want to grow tall. Of course an ID from a few images is always tenuous, but that is my best guess. Alba Meidiland grows into a large arching shrub when it is happy. It is a healthy easy care rose with small clustered white flower umbrells with shiny leaves as in your images. It also is as close to a continuous bloomer as you will get in a rose. If my guess is correct, it will take up a lot of room when happy. But it is a nice easy care landscape rose. Cheers, Rick |
Here is a link that might be useful: Alba Meidiland @ HMF
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- Posted by rideauroselad 4b/5a Ont (My Page) on Thu, Sep 25, 14 at 22:01
| Like Kim, I too immediately thought ground cover when I saw your images, flowers and leaves. It looks quite a lot like Alba Meidiland to me and that would also fit with your statement that it seems to want to grow tall. Of course an ID from a few images is always tenuous, but that is my best guess. Alba Meidiland grows into a large arching shrub when it is happy. It is a healthy easy care rose with small clustered white flower umbrells with shiny leaves as in your images. It also is as close to a continuous bloomer as you will get in a rose. If my guess is correct, it will take up a lot of room when happy. But it is a nice easy care landscape rose. Cheers, Rick |
Here is a link that might be useful: Alba Meidiland @ HMF
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| Thank you all for input. I moved the rose carefully as per instructions to a much better suited spot in the garden. It was a lot of work to dig it out! Some roots as thick as my pinky. Fingers crossed for success. |
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