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Mad Englishman and Roses (specializes in DA roses)
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If you are into plumarias at all there is a Plumaria Addicts Group too. Lots of posts.
This post was edited by mustbnuts on Sun, Dec 14, 14 at 0:07
I've uploaded my first batch of photos taken for this project, but I do need to indicate size and scale as suggested in this discussion thread. I'll probably do a couple each time and tweak as I go along.
At the very least, this will help me establish my own database and keep my mind/time occupied for at least 6 months :)
Today, I'll be uploading information about:
1) About Face (Orange with Reverse)
2) Wild Blue Yonder (Fushia with yellow center)
3) Summer Love (Classic Yellow)
Here is a link that might be useful: About Face Pictures
This post was edited by msdorkgirl on Sat, Dec 13, 14 at 12:08
Perfect! Thank you! So often we forget the plant itself has to also be attractive. Though many flower over a very long period, there are times when they aren't "colorful". And, there are roses which are just as pleasing as green plants as they are scented, color. Thank you! Kim
Snow is all the roses should need. It also has the great advantage that when a thaw comes, it automatically removes itself, so wet, cold stuff isn't around the roses to encourage fungal problems.
If you live in an area where temperatures below 20 without snow are practically unknown (like where I live) fancy cages are a lot more trouble than they are worth.
Michael and Mad are both right, snow is the best insulator there is for a rose. However, if you want to protect the existing canes from wind damage you can still put the cages with the covers over them without disturbing the snow cover. The snow will protect the graft at the bottom and the cage will protect the upper canes. It's not fool proof but it can help.
Amandahugg:
"Bur Bayse's Blueberry is a horrible hybrid. Why would you allow horrible hybrids even though they flower 90% more during the season and don't consume 90% of your garden?"
With the drought going on, and no fertilizer being applied, my Blueberry barely bloomed in May, and not at all after, but my R. palustris was in bloom until last week. Disregarding rootstocks, 67% of my species roses have some sort of repeat in garden conditions, but only about 60% of my horrible hybrids ever rebloom. I have California climate helping me, but still, I don't think the contrast is quite as stark as all that. :-P
I have a Zephy on Dr Huey. When the Dr first appeared, I was horrified and was about to whack off the sucker. But he looked so handsome with Zephy's pink that I decided to wait until they had finished blooming. Four years later, they are still doing their spring dance. They also blackspot and defoliate together, but by the time that happens, the hydrangea in front of them has leafed out and redirects the eye of the beholder.
Thanks. In all honesty the roses weren't that hard to move. Except for the Lady Banks. The Vitex(Chaste Tree), bottlebush, Gardenias, and the Lady Banks about killed me though.
I would actually say the majority of my roses aren't modern. I have a few, but the majority are old or at least old style (David Austin).
I am glad Love Song didn't die on me, it literally took about 10 months of removing suckers. Of course I had let two big suckers grow for about 9 months before I realized they were suckers and not Love song.
Thanks Kingcobb, that is a lovely rose...reminds me of Diamond Jubilee which I have. I'm looking for an intense yellow/lemon...it's going between Outback Hero and City of Goulburn....one intense orange tones and the other pale orange/yellowy pink, so the colour needs to be homogenous to create the right effect. With all of the above suggestions I'm sure I'll get there in the end.
This thread is so much fun!
JoeMoose, can you give us some titles? Moose: Alces alces. ;)
Ingrid - once upon a time I wrote a 400+ page dissertation on the red wolf. One of the great things about being a grad student in such a small field as zoo-based conservation biology is that your work is cutting edge. I was part of the species recovery planning group for the red wolf for three years running. I had several opportunities to be near/around/in contact with actual red wolves in the breeding program. Other species too. I always felt extremely privileged to be a part of that work. Of course, I also am intimately familiar with less appealing aspects of animal care (i.e. cleaning up after them), but even that made me feel lucky. Funny thing about red wolves - in reality they're not that rare. Species distinctions within the dog family are very difficult to tease out, as wolves by nature range over large areas and most North American species can interbreed. Differences get fuzzy. Although the red wolf is extremely rare in the US (all current animals are descended from a group of just 14 founders), there is a large population of "Eastern grey wolves" near where I live in Canada that have been shown to be genetically indistinguishable from red wolves. The reason they aren't listed as red wolves (Canis rufus) or part of the breeding program is completely arbitrary in terms of nature: different governments, different laws, different conservation programs. It's ridiculous that species management must fall within political boundaries, but there you have it. In fact, it can be argued that species distinctions in general are naught but a human construct...
Sorry for the long lecture. I do go on a bit - I'm a mite excitable about these things. I do the same to my non-gardener friends about gardening. And yes, my garden spreadsheets include scientific names. :)
Aqua Eyes, I'd bet you're still cute. ;)
I have grown Moondance for years. It's one of my favorite roses. Almost never without blooms, the color is outstanding, it's rain tolerant, the blooms last a long time and remain fresh looking. Also a well balanced and attractive shrub as floris go. Until last winter it was over 5' tall and had always been one of my better winter survivors. Unfortunately, like most of my roses, it got hit hard by a spring thaw-freeze cycle and died back to the ground. By the end of the summer it was up to about 3'. Gosh I love this rose, I'm so happy it came back.
Anyhow, everything black-spots in my garden. Our climate is very humid and so I spray with Honor Guard. Even with spraying you can see which roses are more susceptible to BS; Moondance is about average.
(typo edit)
This post was edited by ratdogheads on Mon, Dec 8, 14 at 19:21
That's really helpful to know. I have grown Iceberg in the past and it does get BS bad for me. I try not to spray at all, and am fine with some less than perfect foliage. Though this bed is in a highly visible area, which means I may break down and spray to keep things looking somewhat neat. On the other hand, if a rose is really susceptible to BS it wouldn't make sense to put it smack out front for all the world to see its nakedness.
Gosh, I hadn't counted on 5' tall in our zone... I guess I can still grow it, but it just moved more to the end of the bed, closer the 6' tall viburnum shrub. Thank for that info, ratdoghead!
Glad to hear yours is doing well, I ordered one as well, mainly wanted to get me a Cardinal Richelu and with shipping it made sense to get 2 roses.
Neither of the two have done anything amazing yet, but thats likely in part due to being planted on the Texas coast in June....
Both are growing, had to transplant richelu due to not getting enough sun.
I got mine as a discard from someone. Very pretty flowers but the plant has no vigor at all. Perhaps the rain will help.