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| I just made another flower bed in front of my home. I need a couple of front of border roses in pink that dont get huge but bloom lots. I have a potted Miss Alice that I bought at Chamblees sale bin - its a good healthy plant. Also have a Sister Elizabeth that I could transplant. Can anyone tell me about these two? Dont care about fragrance - just want a rose that really blooms alot. I have a considerable pot ghetto, so am trying to find something in the selection I already have. Also have Double Pink Knockout, Knockout, Sharifa Asma, Pink Knockout, Pink Peace. Thanks!
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| I don't grow Miss Alice but have read on the forum that it's a good rose that will stay small. I do grow Sister Elizabeth and like it very much. Except in the heat of summer (and I grow her in full sun) she blooms constantly and is very pretty and also very fragrant. She's another one that will stay small and I love the deep pink color and the full, old-rose shape of the flower. I've heard lots of raves about Sharifa Asma, a much lighter pink, but am not sure about its eventual size. Lots of people grow it so there should be someone who can advise you. Ingrid |
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- Posted by mendocino_rose z8 N CA. (My Page) on Tue, Dec 16, 08 at 10:15
| What I can tell you about Miss Alice is that it will most certainly stay small. I feel like mine is too small, like a petunia would overwhelm it. |
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| What Pam said about Miss Alice. Mine has never gotten much over 18" in 5-6 years..and rebloom has been less than most Austins. When she does bloom, however, she is very pretty. She might be happier potted?? |
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| Sounds like both these 2 roses will do what I want for this particular spot. I just didnt want to plant an Austin that had those octopus canes that got out of bounds. I have Darcey Bussel on order for spring - I understand this one is a smaller rose as well - might save a spot for it. I am definitely going to put both Alice and Elizabeth next to each other in this bed. Thanks for the comments! Judith |
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| Sister Elizabeth sounds great to me! |
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| I have Pretty Jessica. She stays about 3-4 feet tall and about 2 feet wide. She blooms even in the heat of summer and boy, do I get heat. Love her. She is a beautiful pink with few thorns for an Austin. Sister Elizabeth looks beautiful! Can't wait to hear more about her. |
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| Austin's Princess Alexandra of Kent is supposed to be a prolific bloomer --with BIG pink blooms. I haven't grown it, but others have recommended it and I would buy one if I had more room. You might want to order it. If they are all going to be kind of crammed together, I might include the pink KO--it is one of the more attractive KOs and a good bloomer. While it will not have the lusciously beautiful blooms of an Austin, it will keep that bed regularly in bloom when some of your Austins may be taking a rest. In other respects, I probably wouldn't recommend a KO, especially the bright red ones, into a bed with lots of Austins. I would also consider Sharifa Asma. Aside from the fact that it has lovely blooms, it also would introduce some more neutral white tones (light pink to white) into the cluster. Some white often keeps different colors from "fighting" with each other. I would think Darcy Bussell would be terrific in there. I wouldn't include Pink Peace which is beautiful, but being a hybrid tea just wouldn't look right, shape-wise, in that bed, in my opinion. Looking forward to seeing pictures. Kate |
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| I have a potted Princess Alexandra and have been very pleased with it. It is an excellent grower and I really like the blooms. I am making a trip to Chamblees and think Sharifa Asma would be perfect, so plan to get one. I put Pink Peace elsewhere, so that's out of the mix. I may include some noisettes or pink polyanthas in amongst these. I wasn't crazy about Miss Alice, too small for this bed, so do have it growing in a pot, which it seems to like. I had an Englands Rose which I liked very much, but after summer hit [and in Texas, the heat isn't for sissies], it declined and finally died this year. I think it would do well with afternoon shade, which that bed didn't get. Sister Elizabeth isn't thrilling me in this spot - I am beginning to realize that many of the Austins, at least for me, just don't thrive in all day sun in our Texas heat - I have a spot behind my horse barn that gets shade after 2 or 3pm - they seem to like it better there. I am rethinking where I put these roses, and may move Sister Elizabeth back there later in the fall. No photos yet, but will post some when I get them. I do appreciate all the advice! |
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| If you are thinking of buying more Austins, there are a couple others in the 3 x 2 range that I often recommend: Boscobel (pink-apricot), Princess Anne (darker purplish pink), and if you are willing to wait another year or so, Olivia Rose Austin--an exquisite light pink. All three are strong on BS resistance. And how did I forget to include my favorite smaller Austin: Munstead Wood. But if you already have the red Darcy Bussell, you may not want MW. I don't think their "reds" would go together very well. Kate |
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| I have Princess A of K and Sharifa Asma. Princess I have in the front yard where it gets strong afternoon sun. She throws very large long canes. Prolific bloomer even in the heat (110) of summer. Love her beautiful flowers. Sharifa is beautiful but is much less prolific. She stays about 3--4 feet tall by about 3--4 feet wide in my yard. She gets full sun all day. She puts on a nice first bloom in the spring, followed by sporadic blooms for the rest of the summer. |
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