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| What can I say - I ordered this by mistake but talk about lucked out. I am really leery of noisettes since they generally get terrible mildew and slowly grow backwards but never have the decency to actually die. Anyhow, Aimee sat there, doing nothing at all, 2 years in and not a bloom. This year, the third, it looked like a repeat performance. The only thing which stayed my hand (and spade) was a mixture of idleness and curiosity because I have never had such a pristine rose (albeit non-blooming) in my garden. Spotless foliage and then, this last 2 weeks, blow me if it didn't start blooming. I am not keen on 'frilly' roses but this one is gorgeous - from the tight raspberry ripple spherical buds to the perfect clusters of deliciously fragrant blooms and lush elegantly pointed leafage- I swear, I am besotted. I am ashamed to say I have allowed the tomatoes to use AV's long canes as support systems so it is an unphotogenic mess....but what a complete surprise. |
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- Posted by poorbutroserich none (My Page) on Wed, Sep 4, 13 at 14:30
| Ahhhhh. The heart of stone falls for the frilly! Love it! Such beautiful buds too. I love my Felicia. She is my most reliable, most fragrant rose. Let's hope Aimee continues to please you. Susan |
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- Posted by mendocino_rose z8 N CA. (My Page) on Wed, Sep 4, 13 at 18:43
| I'd still like to see the tomatoes climbing on Aimee. |
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- Posted by bellegallica_zone9 9 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 4, 13 at 20:50
| Isn't she a beauty? "Raspberry ripple spherical buds"--what a great description. I gave mine away due to lack of space, but when I move to bigger quarters I'm going to get Aimee again. In the meantime I've replaced AV with Little White Pet which I like to think of as Aimee in miniature. (They're both hybrids of sempervirens and resemble each other.) |
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| The one in the Sacramento City Cemetery is never that huge. The clone of it which we have here repeats very well. It does not mildew for us, and the whiteness of it is breathtaking. Jeri |
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| What;s not to love about Aimie!! |
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| Lynnette -- that's a GREAT photo of Aimee! Jeri |
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- Posted by ratdogheads 5b NH (My Page) on Thu, Sep 5, 13 at 16:32
| I also happen to have Aimee Vibert by mistake! Last spring I’d ordered her from RVR* but based on some feedback I got here, I decided to go with something else better suited to my climate. I changed my order but I guess I was just fated to grow Aimee because they shipped her to me anyhow. Since I no longer had a spot in the garden planned for her, I stuck her in a pot and she’s been growing happily all summer. She is of course, exquisite. So I’ve decided to rearrange some things and give her the safest, warmest, sunniest, spot I have in a bed that’s my little zone 6 micro-climate. Please tell me she'll survive. This brings me to a question about what to do now. Presently George Burns is growing in the spot I’m going to give to Aimee, so George needs to move. I’ve never moved a rose in the fall and I’ve never successfully over-wintered a rose in a planter. Here are my choices as I see it, what would you all suggest? 1 - Transplant George now and plant Aimee in her new spot. * I name RVR as the seller not to criticize them for a mix-up but to explain that it’s the Aimee that RVR sells; it sounds like there are two different versions. They describe her as: “the short, spreading original form that repeats continuously, not the large shrub that blooms only once". FWIW they say she is zone 5 hardy. They handled the mistake commendably, quickly shipped me the right rose at no cost and told me to keep Aimee. |
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| What size pot is she in? Can you be assured that your Mom's garage door would not be open for extended periods of time - it has happened here for snow shoveling by inattentive non-gardeners. I would not store her in your unattached, unheated shed as it would eventually reach outdoor temperatures even though it would not be exposed to drying wind and sun. Cath |
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- Posted by ratdogheads 5b NH (My Page) on Fri, Sep 6, 13 at 9:31
| It's a small but heavy cement pedestal style planter about a foot across and equally as deep. I do have a big enough empty place in the garden where I could bury it. Good point about the garage door being left open. Another alternative would be an enclosed breezeway where the door is unlikely to be left open. That's Mom's house also, and she lives in zone 6. Is it true that putting it in a basement is not an option? |
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| I live in Z6a and have over-wintered a rose in an unheated attached garage and even though the large garage door was left open for over an hour, plants survived although I don't recommend the practice. I have not buried pots except many years ago to chill bulbs (which can tolerate some freezing) for indoor use - they were buried in copious oak leaves and placed up against the house. I have carried 2 standard rose "trees" over winter in a cool, 60F basement but they gradually wekened and died after a few years. I do not recommend it. Personally, I would go the garage route. Cath |
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| I live in Z6a and have over-wintered a rose in an unheated attached garage and even though the large garage door was left open for over an hour, plants survived although I don't recommend the practice. I have not buried pots except many years ago to chill bulbs (which can tolerate some freezing) for indoor use - they were buried in copious oak leaves and placed up against the house. I have carried 2 standard rose "trees" over winter in a cool, 60F basement but they gradually wekened and died after a few years. I do not recommend it. Personally, I would go the garage route. Cath |
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| I apologize for the double post. Cath |
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| I like mine a lot. Absolutely pristine foliage. It took quite a few years to get larger than 25 cm (10") but was worth the wait. Patience was mandatory. |
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