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need help identifying rose problem
Posted by sarahdahn
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Use an Insecticide. Chemical controls are also available, but should only be used when necessary, not routinely as a preventive measure. Horticultural oil, insecticidal soaps, neem oil, bifenthrin, carbaryl, malathion, permethrin,...
Help with tree roses
Posted by Melissa Mc (6b)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Dr Huey is a rather gangly climber. It only blooms once and then the rest of the season it just black spots. It's not worth good real estate in my opinion. Maybe if you have a spot that's iffy for a rose and you want to see how...
Julia child's needs a companion
Posted by kaymarie021
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated I just ordered a Belinda's Dream for $10 plus shipping from ARE.
Have 8 roses to place. Any ok in pots?
Posted by Jenny(Zone 9 AZ)
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated Hi Jenny I have two Cupcakes, and yes, they'd be good in pots. I am obviously in a cooler zone but virtually all of the ones you list get pretty big even for me. The smallest would be Thomas Affleck (maybe 3-4'), Xiang Fen Lian (n...
Help! Can friend's Westerland be helped?
Posted by countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated It's been several years, probably the second year she had it. she is going to remove the jasmine, but it is planted on the other side of the arbor. Yes, Paul's way is the way she did it the first year, but she didn't when she...
Lady of Shalott and Gertrude Jekyll
Posted by Barbara in Seattle
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Barbara in SeattleUpdated Good idea jjpeace. It does get really windy and I think some support would be good. I like the fountain shape of the Lady, just didn't know it would be that way in three months. It has blooms now. I think I am going to like th...
Sonia Rykiel is pumping out blooms right now
Posted by fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)
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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated I have very few roses in pots. I only put a few small growing roses in pots so that I can raise the flowers to nose level, such as Marie Pavie and Ebb Tide. I just use a normal potting mix, nothing special. I picked another few b...
Thrips are out of control this year
Posted by Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)Updated I did see a JB the other day. Just the one. They usually coincide with my Magnolias blooming. And they love to hang out in the magnolia flowers, but don't eat them. It does seem that the thrips get worse each year. As I said, we w...
Where do I put roses?
Posted by AJ (6A)
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AJ (6A)Updated There was yesterday
Winter Kill 2015 list :(
Posted by nummykitchen(Z5B)
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sutekesh Switzerland(6a)Updated So sorry to hear about all of your losses. Seems I was lucky but we had a mild winter. All my pots survived but I had them in the shed. Only lost three in the ground, 2 Amber Queen and a Cherry Brandy.
do rabbits eat roses
Posted by dmoore66(6 NorthWest NJ)
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Wirosarian, What do you use for baits? I have a live trap. I tried with an apple, I got a ground hog....hate that rabbit around my heart twice!
Role of weather conditions on coloring of purple/lavender roses?
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Sara-Ann Z6B OKUpdated The purple shows in Fragrant Plum. I've noticed that Beth who has so many varieties of roses and posts all the beautiful pictures has some of the most beautiful roses in this color class, including this variety. Some of hers are b...
Interesting find at Costco this evening
Posted by bethnorcal9
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reesepbuttercup 7a- UtahUpdated I saw those and was really tempted. I didn't notice color tags on the ones I saw so I wasn't sure what I'd be buying. I'm looking for a dark/bright pink climber.
ARGHHHH, Rust??? On my Heritage already May 29th?
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Hopefully they will leaf out soon :)
The best climbing roses
Posted by Marigold33
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated I love DA roses too. This year I ordered their 2 ramblers: Malvern Hills and The Albrighton Rambler, I hope they're cane hardy and can climb.
Best time to move roses [and gardenias]?
Posted by ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)
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ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)Updated Thanks for the input, jerijen. You're so right about the water issue! I'm in Arcadia, and we're in a tie with Beverly Hills for the largest percentage we're expected to cut back on water, 36%. I'm doing my best, and have actually ...
Courtyard climbing rose on a container
Posted by Jitu M
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I agree with all of the above. I've found that shorter and wider at the bottom is always better than taller and narrow. If you have any winds to contend with that tall narrow pot is doomed to tip over!
My "Stingy" Francis Meilland!
Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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KarenPA_6bUpdated I will say the foliage on FM stays very nice for me throughout the season. Not much blackspots that I would notice. THe only thing with FM is it is not very winter hardy. One died last winter.
How much compost do you use?
Posted by zack_lau z6 CT
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)Updated As much as I can get my hands on! And I try not to disturb the soil. Since I use compost and mostly organic fertilizers, my roses tend to have many feeder roots right below the surface.
Love hate relationship with Jude the Obscure
Posted by fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)
28 Comments
nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated Frankly, I can do without the cold weather, and I am jealous of you, fragrance. This chill was the worst in twenty some years of rose growing because it came on Nov 15, 2014, when all the roses were not dormant, and things still l...
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