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Random rose virus study
Posted by henry_kuska
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henry_kuskaUpdated Ann, at first I did not understand the significance of your question about excessive thorns. As you have stated in your e-book: "Hyper thorniness is not a dependable indication of RRD" I have a copy of the full Chinese p...
I just gotta have it!
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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parker25mvUpdated The 3 must-have classic rose varieties are, in my opinion, Mister Lincoln, Sunsprite, and Sterling Silver. I could live with just these three.
Elle, Tiffany in hot and humid
Posted by teka2rjleffel(z10FL)
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kublakanUpdated I'm not impressed with Tiffany as a flower, but as a plant it's definitely a survivor. Elle is gorgeous, but as a plant she's similar to Peace, which for me has always been a piece of...
Best purple rose
Posted by debbie_gardener
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parker25mvUpdated My favorite is definitely Sterling Silver. I realize it is not considered the most prolific bloomer, and there are many other purple roses that are more vigorous, but I still prefer it over other purple varieties such as Sweetness...
Hybrid Teas
Posted by dmoore66(6 NorthWest NJ)
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated Thanks for the photo. This definitely looks like something weather related and not a function of your care or any particular disease. Botyris can crop up in humid weather but usually if those roses haven't done this routinely, the...
Sunrise Sunset - 2 foot high world conquerer
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated Hi Donna Glad you like these! I have two of these trellises bookended at the front of my house, as well as one in the back yard, and my husband helped me stabilize them so they stay more or less close to the house and upright. The...
New house, old roses-part 4
Posted by allencla
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jacqueline9CAUpdated allencla - does it re-bloom, or not? If it re-blooms, it is not Dr. Huey. Jackie
when can I spray with these high temps?
Posted by emily2002(8aFL)
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)Updated early in the am, before the sun is bearing down on the leaves. Or an overcast day if you get one. I have also sprayed in the evening when the sun is low in the sky.
Breck's rose sale-5 for $19.99
Posted by summersrhythm_z6a
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BethC in 8a Dallas, TXUpdated Cindi.....I forgot to respond to your question. The nursery is Covington's in Rowlett. They are out of the $10 roses but have about 75 at $14.88. Well make that 73 because I bought two last night. Those will stay on sale unti...
anybody having problems with knockouts?
Posted by emily2002(8aFL)
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emily2002(8aFL)Updated thx as usual for the suggestions. all kos are own root, my property is on a slow slope and has no drainage problems, will look at the base of the plant and also plan to dig up the dead rose and take a look at the roots. will upd...
The Schizophrenic Gardener
Posted by ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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Marlorena-z8 England-Updated ...I hope Ingrid shows us some more photos of her garden soon, as I have become accustomed to a regular 'fix'..... roses or no roses, I just enjoy the bushes, trees and vistas.... it's all so very different from what I'm used to.....
Finally a few to share
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Thanks vey much mustbnuts so enjoyed your bird tale. So many of my roses are purchased with JBs considered. Can't help but sneak a few beauties in there thou even if I'll not see a flower for more than half of our growing season.
Which roses have the best fall color?
Posted by alicia7b(z7b/8aNC)
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starsplitter(5a New Eng)Updated I'm responding to a very old thread, I realize. I have R. virginiana. I don't have the space for much of it and thus will be pulling out some. In the autumn the hips are a lovely orange color. The autumn foliage (IIRC) is a mahoga...
I just impulse-bought Julia Child...
Posted by allencla
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated Thank you jjpeace. I'm sure you'll have some lovely pics in the future to show me. If you do that mass planting, I want to see it. I just don't have the room to do something like that--darn. Diane
First JB in 2015
Posted by cecily(7 VA)
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vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)Updated Lone sighting Thursday, June 11th.
"Florescence" Rose Information
Posted by blueKYstream(6)
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blueKYstream(6)Updated That's great to hear Lou-Ann. It is a great color, isn't it? Mine has put on a decent amount of growth in the 2 weeks since it was potted up. The bugs or something are eating small holes in the leaves, but all my roses are having...
Roses Unlimited 2015 Sale
Posted by view1ny NY 6-7
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated I had to restrain myself. I just thought about the fifteen roses sitting in water that I have to pot up to go with the other 14 I got from Breck's, plus the other 25 that have been in pots since 2009! I was tempted, but I forgot m...
Bury the graft?
Posted by AJ (6A)
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zack_lau z6 CTUpdated I buried $5 bareroot body bag too deep--just sort of sat there for a month--so I unburied the canes so it could get some light--it is now leafing out just fine! And, with a little patience, I'll find out what I really bought :-). ...
Disease Resistance vs Fragrance
Posted by ctgardenguy
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stillanntn6bUpdated I'm trying a lot of the same roses Pat mentioned. So far, as yearlings go, so good.
ID of some of my roses afflictions
Posted by rosaceae
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rosaceaeUpdated Thanks for all the resources, Henry! I will try to inquire. It's good to know that the third one is just barking or healing and not some disease. Although I wonder what kind of process would make that much wounds and in that patte...
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