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Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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Posted by
Evenie 9-New Orleans (
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Thu, Oct 3, 13 at 20:29
| I am curious if anyone knows how wide the spread of the roots of a mature Evelyn are. I have a balcony that I can put a half-barrel on and would like a very nice smelling rose for the railing. It's just too shaded at the ground to train one up to the second story. Would that rose grow in a pot or is it just hopeless? Water is a non-issue here. I can't remember the last time I watered a pot. Thanks! |
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RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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I dug mine up a few years ago, but don't recall how big the root system was.
I'm inclined to think that it might be too vigorous of a rose for a half-barrel. Of course if it is first planted in the barrel, then it may be limited by the available space and soil. |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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| Evelyn gets quite large in our country. Perhaps Sharifa Asma? She stays mannerly and has one of the most tantalizing fragrances I have ever sniffed. Josh |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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| Oh jeeb. "An DA Evelyn". There was a time when I could write English, but that was before my brain melted in college. |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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This post was edited by Evenie on Fri, Oct 4, 13 at 0:31
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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| Don't worry, Evenie, we're an easy crowd. How about Munstead Wood instead of Evelyn in your pot? Gean |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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| Yes, sigh, three years ago, and I'm still digging the rootstock, Dr Huey, up. My son in law had to do the actual initial digging, and the roots were extensive. Guess he didn't get everything out. I don't recommend Evelyn for a pot. Perhaps, Tamora, Evelyn's parent would be a good choice, though she is very thorny. Here is a pic of Tamora. Diane |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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I think everybody here gave you great suggestions. I bought a Munstead Wood for my stepmom when she wasn't feeling well. It lives in a pot and has done very, very well. I keep Lady Emma Hamilton in a pot and she does exceptionally well also, amazing fragrance and the best overall habit of all my DAs.
A couple of mine love full sun, Jubilee Celebration in particular, but I think most prefer a good amount of shade.. Munstead Wood and Lady Emma to be included in those. I also started a band of James Galway in a half barrel and he loves it in there. In my limited experience, DA roses' roots spread and expand much more quickly than other types, if that can be judged by the speed of root growth from ownroots.
I think a DA would be lovely on your balcony, though. I keep a few on my deck. I would suggest maybe putting casters on the bottom of the barrel though, that way you can move it around easier. They are insanely heavy and awkward once full.
Good luck!!! |
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- Posted by Evenie 9 - New Orleans (My Page) on
Fri, Oct 4, 13 at 10:08
| Hmm, I have Munstead wood on order from Tyler, Tx for the front yard. That will be in full baking sun, but most afternoons in the summer are cloudy. Really, we only get all-day sun in the spring and fall. If it doesn't like it where I want to put it, I suppose I can dig it up. The balcony gets only a few hours of direct sun, but that's good enough for just about everything down here. Tamora is beautiful, thank you for the picture nanadoll. I think I'll have to give that one a try. I don't know that I would trust a rose without thorns. It seems so dishonest to me. Thanks all! Evenie |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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Evenie, once you are working around that rose you will be so grateful for the lack of thorns!
I think the darker DAs are really going to fry and suffer down in that Delta sun...
Try teas or noisettes?
Susan |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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- Posted by Evenie 9 - New Orleans (My Page) on
Fri, Oct 4, 13 at 14:29
| Unfortunately, my new yard is much smaller than the one I left behind when I moved last February. I had a beast of a Champney's Pink Cluster that I am sorely missing and still trying to find a spot for. The teas have button flowers 9 months out of the year here and it drives me nuts. I had a Monsieur Tillier that I pinched the buds off of from April to November. I came from a house on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain where pretty much nothing grows. Aside from button flowers, I've noticed the roses don't burn as severely on this side (the south side) of the lake, likely due to heavy cloud cover most of the summer. The soil is really great as well, despite being a little on the salty side. That is easy to fix. I just dig holes, plant stuff in them and forget about it. I am getting a little nuts about being in a really great growing place, so I am going to try some David Austins. |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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I love the Austins. They just seem to disappoint me. I guess I expect flowers in my backyard to look like the catalog! LOL!
Go for it and good luck!
Susan |
RE: Has anyone dug up an DA Evelyn?
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| Tamora stands up to our broiling summers (113 on one day) very nicely, and does beautifully in our early falls' cold weather, too (northerly latitude), so I think it could take your very different heat as well as anything--just my opinion. I don't mind rose thorns at all. They're just another part of the rose, and I expect them. Diane |
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| I have grave reservations about those wooden half-barrels. At one time, we had several of them. It was our experience that about the time the plant in them really began to mature, the barrel began to deteriorate. First the metal hoops rusted out. We replaced those, but then the barrel staves rotted, from the ground up. I wouldn't do that again. Jeri |
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- Posted by Evenie 9 - New Orleans (My Page) on
Fri, Oct 4, 13 at 18:20
| Ahh, that's an excellent point Jeri. Things rot so fast here you might get 5 years out of pressure treated pine, but no more. I can seal the wood, but not the metal. I hate plastic pots for the sun bleaching and ceramic ones weigh a ton. Hrmm... roses are a nasty habit to have. |
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- Posted by hoovb z9 Southern CA (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 7, 13 at 15:38
| Evenie, you can get spray paint for plastic now. It works well. I've repainted some pots I was going to throw out because they looked so bad, and they look better now than they did when they were new. |
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