22,795 Garden Web Discussions | Roses

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kublakan

Good point Michael. John, have you tried to fertilize the roses to promote blooming at another time of the year.

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John McInarnay

It's at my dad's house and I don't think he fertilizes it.

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Dingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland(5)

I like it! And I think it will look nice and blend with the colors you have - I love the bright stuff. After winter with all the brown stuff it's nice to see!

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comtessedelacouche (10b S.Australia: hotdryMedclimate)

Just got back from a circuitous journey, distracted in turn by Jacques Majorelle's currently rather unfashionable art, his father Louis's Art Nouveau furniture, and Yves Saint Laurent's 'Love' card series from the 1970s and 80s, as byways in my search for a good link to post here to the Majorelle Garden - only to find StillAnn had found the excellent one above...

If a shade of blue could ever be described as hot, this would surely be it - it simply sizzles!

I think, as Ingrid said, it's very much a matter of personal taste combined with how this colour works with the colours and degree of brightness of the surroundings, and the general ambience you wish to create...

One possibility, if the colour of the pots does appears to 'shout' a bit too loudly, might be to connect it in with its surroundings by painting something else a little way away in the exact same shade - e.g. an archway/arbour, a little fence or gate, an obelisk/tuteur or some garden furniture; or perhaps create a little mosaic feature like a birdbath or edging for some steps (I'm sure you were longing for another crafty project!). Or, as some garden designers around here were doing a while back, simply by 'planting' a few painted posts and/or bunches of sticks as arty/funky vertical accents, in a little group or wavy line for example. Sorry I don't have a picture to illustrate.

Love to see some photos, it sounds very pretty...

Comtesse :¬)

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himalayanmusk51

The scent is missing from my roses and I'm so disappointed! I have Rose de Rescht, Comte de Chambord, and Zephirine Drouhin and the David Austin Rose, Falstaff...and only sometimes if there a faint whiff of scent. I thought I was losing my sense of smell, but I can smell the aromas from my lavender, thyme, rosemary, mint and marjoram and anise hyssop (and my apricots which are stewing as I write!). So it's not my nose. Maybe my garden's too dry. Anyway, thanks for the information, glad to see it's not just me & my garden, & glad I joined this site.

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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)

I agree with all the above. Often when I take cut roses to work I cannot smell much of the fragrance while I was in the car but once I take them out of the car the strong fragrance hit me in the face straight away. My roses here in hot dry climate smell their best in autumn. Spring is less good and summer is the worst. There are a few roses that continue to impress with their strong fragrance in hot dry summer though - Firefighter, New Zealand, Memorial Day, Felicia, Ebb Tide (in the morning) still manage to pump out lots of scent at 40 degrees C.

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seil zone 6b MI

Thanks, Henry! I enjoy reading another society's newsletters and seeing how they're done. It's good information even if your in a different zone. Knowledge is always useful.

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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation

So gorgeous!! And her scent really is wonderful.

Mine is one of my favorite roses, and it's hard to choose, so that says a lot. I'm so happy to see her with buds already :) Last year the polar vortex during horrible winds nearly killed her, and she had to re-grow everything above ground! She got a few nice canes since then, but this year is when I'll get to enjoy the blooms again :)

She's probably hardier than I make her sound, too, y'all. Mine was grafted, not buried, and wasn't protected. This year I had her buried to go ownroot, and I did protect her base all winter. Her canes did great, and we dipped as cold as last winter :)

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seil zone 6b MI

It's beautiful! Wish I could smell it too.

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Prettypetals_GA_7-8

Wow! It's absolutely beautiful. I really really need to get Peace again. Sooooo beautiful!!! Judy

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jkellydallas(8a)

I still don't think that is Peace. I could be wrong, but it looks very different from mine.

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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23

I'm very impressed with 'Munstead Wood', but any dark red rose is going to get fried in hot sun to some extent. A dark red is a dark color that is going to absorb a lot of heat and dessicate--the nature of the beast. MW is darker than WS2K and Darcey Bussell.

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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation

If Red Eden (Eric Tabarly ®) isn't too tall, I love him. He's very shrubby, so keeping him a shrub is easy, at least where I am. But watch out if you are in one of those areas where balling is a big problem, because his petals are already slow to open. He's got a very globular, very double bloom form (that I love).

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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)

Memorial Day, Beverley, Frederic Mistral, Double Delight, Firefighter, Barbra Streisand, New Zealand, Evelyn, Sonia Rykiel, Ebb Tide (afternoon shade), Felicia (afternoon shade), Big Purple, Perfume Delight, Stainless Steel, Crimson Glory, Granada, Fragrant Cloud. These all grow superbly and are flower machines in my zone 10 garden with long hot and dry summer heat.

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Sylvia Weiser Wendel

I'll second Granada, and throw in Gold Medal. GM seems to have more fragrance to my nose. Austin's Tamora (top photo) smells terrific, I think, and has done brilliantly here in hot'n'dry land (SoCal). That picture was taken during a spell of triple-digit days last year. Gold Medal's in the foreground of the bottom photo, Granada in back of it.

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steve_gw

Yes, got to keep it but doubt it will make winter without a root system...
When its time to put to bed for winter, I'll take a photo and we'll see what happens....

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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)

Good luck!

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Jerri Moore

Why do you have to freeze the seeds first and for how long can't i just plant them in the ground i am new to rose growing sorry lol

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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23

Jerri Moore, this is an old thread. You might want to start a brand new thread to get better answers.

Exposing seeds to cold is called stratification; some seeds need it, others don't. It simulates what the seed would experience in nature. I can't help you with more than that. Some people say rose seeds need stratification, some people don't. It might also depend on the type of rose.

Another thing to keep in mind is that seeds from a hybrid rose won't be the same as the parent. Because of the complex hybridization of roses, they do not "come true" from seed. Only species roses (those found naturally, that existed before humans started hybridizing) come true from seed.

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michaelg(7a NC Mts)

True hybrid teas like 'Savoy Hotel' are not very attractive plants to have straddling your sidewalk. 'Mother of Pearl' is bushier but would still give you the type of cutting roses that you want.

'Julia Child' would be fine. So, for that matter, would be 'Knock Out'. The size can be controlled to about 4' x 3' wide by pruning to 2' in spring. But maybe they are planted too close to the sidewalk, or you just don't like them.

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summersrhythm_z6a

Check out the David Austin roses, they're hardy and very pretty, great for cuttings. I am in zone 6a, HT roses don't do well here.

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James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area

Dynamite roses and photos, Sara Ann.

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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.

Sunsprite is really bright! Both very Nice blooms!

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seil zone 6b MI

Oh my, they look lovely!

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rosecanadian

That is a lovely spot!! The rustic wood and the strength and beauty of the roses looks fabulous!! Wow!!

Carol

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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)

Hmmm, I need more time to think about this question.

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beaverfoot

I`d say Sharifa Asma, with Jude the Obscure 2nd.

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Please ID this rose, thanks (bloom is 3 1/2" across)
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seil zone 6b MI

Gary, you might want to dig down below the soil around your mystery roses. A lot of times over the seasons the tags sink and get buried.

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Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))

I have 13 roses (which have been identified via tags or through this forum); 4 roses are overgrown by Dr. Huey suckers; and 7 roses don't have blooms yet.

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