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It's been in the middle 90's the last week and supposed to go to 97 and higher as we go on. It doesn't sound like much but it feels MUCH hotter with a steep hill behind us radiating heat off mostly bare dirt, ditto the giant boulders and lots of concrete. Even in the morning I can only stay out a few minutes. The few roses that are blooming fry very soon and the leaves look horrible, even where they have only morning sun; they're all burned around the edges. I wonder what the next four months will be like, which traditionally get hotter, with September usually the worst.
Pink Gruss an Aachen, Gruss an Aachen and The Faun are all trying to bloom but I've been taking the buds off to encourage them to grown in this hot weather. Grande Dame, both of my plants, refuse to grow or bloom. This rose is supposed to bloom like crazy and these were bought as robust 5-gallon plants. Oh well.
My Moonstone is not that prolific, but I still have it in a pot. Magnificence and Randy Scott are both blooming like crazy, they are on fortuniana. Double Delight and Gemini are also great bloomers, but have slowed down a bit in the heat. They are on multiflora. Pink Peace, which I bought as a body bag, is on Dr. Huey and is doing quite well.
I would bury it deeper and put mulch.... and wait 3 weeks before giving up since it's still green. Mist often and maybe deeply water once or twice at the most? I had my plant completely defoliate on me and then get lush again. I'd cut back any brown stems and canes.
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About three or four weeks later.
Mine was and still is in full sun, but probably best to keep it in shade for a little longer.
This one really caught my eye, too. Laguna is certainly beautiful, but too much on the lavender/lilac side of pink to work well here. Sweet Laguna is described on the Daniel Schmitz site as a combination of medium & pale pink. and from various photos looks as if it has a deeper center surrounded by paler petals. Can't tell if it's warm or cool, but best guess is a warm center with a cool border.
Kordes calls it "a color variation of the known and estimated Keltterrose Laguna. As the mother variety is Sweet Laguna very easy to care for and their nostalgic flowers exude a pleasant fragrance." Perhaps an imprecise translation, but does appear to be a sport of Laguna. Especially intriguing is FilRoses estimation of longer bloomtime & stronger perfume. http://tinyurl.com/ol26hxo
I have Kim's original Lynnie and she is FABULOUS. Right now she is coated with bloom. I can see why Kim likes her behind his roses.
Quinceanera is doing wonderful and I just noticed I need to start tying up Annie Laurie McDowell because she is throwing canes trying to climb the arch already.
Lovely! Congratulations! Yes ma'am, Lynnie has great genes and she freely passes them on to her "babies". Give her a half-way decent partner and there is no telling what could result. Nearly every seedling using her pollen on Pretty Lady is a winner. Great foliage, vigor, good health and scent in abundance. I'm glad Annie appears to have some feet under her so she will start stretching for you. I can imagine what Quinceanera looks like. The flowers here in the cool, damp have been enormous and long lasting. I can't wait to bud it on a standard!
www.frenchtearose.com could supply export certificates but they would require the necessary import certificates from your agricultural department. Please check what type of roses do OK in your climate, many would fail.
If they're going to tent the house, the chemical WILL be harmful to the rose. But it's not necessarily a disaster.
Do as Jackie describes. Cut it back at least to some degree. You might get a rope behind it, and pull the plant forward, AWAY from the house. Then, put a tarp over it -- I would use one of those blue plastic ones, I think.
Be sure that the tarp goes all the way to the ground, between the rose and the house, and weight it down with sandbags or large rocks. I think you'll have a good hope that the rose will be damaged only minimally.
Thank you for your replies. The termite tent man came out and said the rose would have to go inside the tent. He said it would almost certainly kill it. I think both of your suggestions are good - it is a tough plant. When we get to that point I think I will cut it way way back and wrap it. I see that there are bags they give you to put your food in - if you leave your food inside the house (why?) that are supposed to be safe. In any event we are waiting til fall - we have to leave the house open for 3 days and saturate the ground with water for three days before tenting. Its over 100 degrees here now and we are in a drought - so I cant water that much.
Thank you again - it was so nice of you to take the time to answer. You gave me some hope - which I really appreciate.
Sue
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I saw the same site you saw when I clicked on it. It used to look like the picture. Can't find them on FB either. 
The first two blooms opened up much more coral orange with just cream shading at base, but the rest of the blooms opened as I was hoping for...creamy white with the coral orange edging. My pics don't do the coral color justice...it's not as red as my pics appear. They are small blooms...maybe 2 1/2 inches...I don't have Dick Clark, so not sure on comparison there. I have seven blooms so far on a bare root planted three months ago. It's been in the upper 80's and low nineties with full out sun since she first opened and first bloom that opened is just now starting to wilt a bit. The foliage is really very green...apple green. The contrast looks great.
FilRoses ships to Sweden & carries Moonstone. http://tinyurl.com/q2bav77
This has certainly been a year for rain. Right now I trying to figure out sun gardening without the benefits of sunshine. Since the beginning of May perhaps 2 days of sun a week. The good news is it's suppose to rain the next 5 days and we're only 4 days from capturing the all time cloudiest June. Yah
I cannot figure out why photos will not upload from my Apple laptop. I have to upload them to Houzz, then put here.