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Sally Holmes, is this normal?
Posted by kentc
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kentcUpdated I took a couple of photos of my SH today. I should have taken a closeup of one of the tips, but they are all the same, not a sign of a bud in sight.
Do all roses need to be fertilized?
Posted by bellarosa(z5/IL)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated You can probably get away with benign neglect in a place that gets regular rain but in arid places that's not going to work. Yes, there are roses growing all over the world in abandoned plots for centuries with no care but unless...
Why are my leaves turning brown and drying
Posted by scissorgui(WV z6)
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated What growing zone and state you in Gretchen Weaver? Thanks Can you post clear pics of your problem? Have you had a lot of rain recently? Soil to dry? Was anything sprayed on your rose leaves lately? Anyone spray weed killer recent...
Can anyone identify this rose?
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated I'm nearly positive it is a polyantha. At one time I had many of them, The flower is semi double but many singles at the end of the year, No sent, shiny foliage a mix of larger leaves and small. The color is variable from this lig...
pink eden no roses blooming
Posted by welltraveled(z5Mid Mich)
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated There is a Pink Eden Climber just being introduced, and a thread recently discussed it with the man who discovered Pink Eden (patent name is Margaret Mae, or something similar; named for his mother). I don't think he hybridized th...
Are thrips only in southern gardens?
Posted by summersrhythm_z6a
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated If brand A has 2% active ingredient, and brand B has 4%, the label for brand B will call for twice as much water per TB of product, so you end up with the same concentration of active ingredient in the tank.
Help me figure out what rose this is
Posted by Kristi North Mo zone 5b Jochims Davis
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated 'Heaven on Earth' will bleach out to pink and then cream as it ages. The buds are globose before opening. Blooms are very large, blowsy, and nodding. It is usually very fragrant. Foliage is glossy like that. 'Livin Easy' is more c...
Low maintenance roses beside knock out?
Posted by Amy Ebel
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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated Marie Pavie is quite reliable and low care:
Koko-Loco is a tad disappointing.
Posted by James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area
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Ninkasi(6-7 Germany)Updated James, how old is your plant? Are you actually sure they sent you the right thing?
Please ID this rose
Posted by madri_gw(5)
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madri_gw(5)Updated Thanks Christopher, you are probably right. I looked at pictures of CdC rose on HMF, the rose bushes and flowers look the same. It is very fragrant. I got it at Menards 4 yrs ago when I was still new to rose gardening and identifi...
Rosarium Uetersen drop its leaves
Posted by jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)
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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)Updated It does looks like it. I start dropping and leaves turn yellow but otherwise the canes looks healthy. The lady at the nursery noticed it too and didn't know why since this is the only variety that did that. Now that you mentioned ...
We have lift off!
Posted by seil zone 6b MI
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cadiarose(zone 7a, NJ)Updated Congrats! It's been a longer-than-usual wait for blooms this year in many parts of the country. I do feel for those growers who've had to wait so long. Seil, Elle was first to bloom in my NJ garden as well. :-)
If you are interested in viewing old gardenweb records
Posted by henry_kuska
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henry_kuskaUpdated Apparently gardenweb was first registered on "Creation Date: 28-oct-1995" http://www.whois.com/whois/gardenweb.com The oldest message on the first web page saved is dated Jan 4, 1996 (at the bottom you have to do many &...
knockout roses in containers
Posted by pen2006elope
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated With some deeper pruning when dead heading they should be fine. The pots will need to be BIG if you want to keep them in them for a long time. Use large pots with lots of drainage holes, no trays under them please, and a good qu...
La France
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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dan8_gw (Northern California Zone 9A)Updated Yea sorry, hybridized does sound much better lol. I just think that it's fascinating we've bred different roses to have traits of our liking. Some cultivars that we'd never find in the wild, and that would have a hard time existi...
Aloha Hawaii
Posted by vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)
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vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)Updated Budded, Chris, assume on Dr. Huey as they were bought potted already in growth. Have you noted different growth & bloom patterns on grafted versus own root versions? Are you receiving reports of two flushes from various areas ...
Love Song has no discernible fragrance!
Posted by cjrosaphile(z8 Pacific NW)
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rosecanadianUpdated My Oklahoma and New Zealand are like that. I don't understand why? They've been growing in pots here for over 3 years. This will be the 4th. Maybe this year they'll sprout fragrance. Who knows! Carol
Rambler suggestions for chain link fence?
Posted by Melissa Mc (6b)
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Zephirine Drouhin? Check out Mr. Toolbelt's ZD on the fence photos in this thread, it's so pretty and fragrant. I bought 3 from JP after seeing all the photos in this thread. :-) http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/3022954/fu...
Looking for Pompom Veranda/ Pompon Flower Circus Rootings or Cuttings
Posted by roseannrgutierrez
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roseannrgutierrezUpdated Hello Chris and Diane, Thank you both for this information.
What to do about the RUST
Posted by DandyLioness (CA 9, SZ 14)
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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated We have learned that the dried-out roots of roses that have been removed for such reasons make GREAT kindling for the winter fireplace. ;-)
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