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New to growing roses, my first Tiffany bloom
Posted by swedeone
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swedeoneUpdated Hi Lyn, Oh wow, amazing that the rose did so well! I planted this about a month and a half ago and am thrilled with the first blooms, hopefully they will keep getting better and better. I do like my new hobby, there is a lot to l...
Worst place you've ever gotten a rose thorn?
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevationUpdated My worst spot seemed like a normal, fine place to get one embedded: above the middle finger joint on the side, mostly. I thought I was lucky, because it didn't hit the joint. But it must have hit a blood vessel, because it turned ...
Can't Take Credit!
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Gorgeous, Sara!
Thrips? aphids? Chili thrips?
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
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Brittie - La Porte, TX 9aUpdated Looks like chilli thrips to me. You'll have to remove and bag (don't compost!) all of the damages areas and hope that contains the problem. I'm no expert, but the only chemical that I know of that works is spinosad. You could t...
Rose tags
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
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Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))Updated I only need about 50 tags onto which they (or me) can add the rose's variety and maybe the date to rose was planted. It doesn't need to be too large -- less than 4" X 2"). The tags must be pre-punched so they can be tie...
David Austin roses received today
Posted by steve_gw
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blightyknightUpdated no, they hire cheap labour to use machines to cut roots before putting them into a cold store.
Joseph's Coat Info Needed
Posted by monicakm_gw
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monicakm_gwUpdated Can someone tellme what to treat this rosebush with please? Some of them have spots, are healthy. It's on some of the leaves as well.
Neil Diamond Rose Sale
Posted by KarenPA_6b
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nummykitchen(Z5B)Updated I know! Just got mine from Edmunds...blah.
Rehabilitating neglected rose bushes
Posted by Ruthie B
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Ruthie BUpdated That looks pretty close, and very pretty!
Reine des Violettes -- a better photograph.
Posted by James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area
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rosecanadianUpdated Ooooh!!! And the bud next to the bloom is gorgeous too! Wish I could smell it. Carol
caterpillars
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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rosecanadianUpdated Blech!!!! I detest tent caterpillars. I have a phobia about them. They are beyond gross. Off with their heads I say!! Carol
Real roses or not?
Posted by Carl Adkins
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prairie_northrose (3b north of Calgary, AB, Canada)Updated I agree, helpmefind.com is an excellently resource. I am a newer rose gardener and was excited when I finally learned there are usually multiple photos, by clicking the "photos" tab on the top left corner. Very dark red ...
How to Take Cuttings...
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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bayarea_girl(NorCA 9)Updated Hi Lynn, Please void my request for Black Magic cutting. I found and bought it today. Helen
Rose IDs
Posted by redox87
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Charlotte Armstrong may be classed as pink but it's really more of a cherry red color.
Ebb Tide
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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ziyakr(6)Updated It was the fragrance that convinced me at the store, tho my sister and I liked it in the catalogs. Ours is very spicy, no missing when it's blooming.
What is wrong withese roses?
Posted by MK
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mustbnuts zone 9 sunset 9Updated Had the same thing on my Wedding Cake roses. No yellow leaves. Just stunted blooms. Cut them off and will see if the next round of blooms has it as well. Hopefully not and none of my other roses seem to be affected.
I am SO stir crazy with wanting to "get goin'" on my roses...
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
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nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)Updated Actually I've always just put the cedar mulch (shredded mulch, NOT dyed) over the bare soil. Where the original owners of our house planted the 12 bushes (many of which I have replaced) over 22 years ago was in a strange place. ...
Need help with my Roses.
Posted by Saurabh Singh
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Saurabh SinghUpdated Hey I got new roses from nearest nursery .... Help identify them ? And should I repott them or should I wait for them to grow ? They are in small pot.....
Vol de Nuit shines at 7 am.
Posted by James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area
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rosecanadianUpdated Wow!! What a color!!! Carol
Transplant or not
Posted by bryanlihp
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bryanlihpUpdated Thank you all guys! I have transplanted 3 of them to the ground. Will do the other one (strawberry hill) in a really big container-I would say about the same size as a half whiskey barrel. Hope they will grow well!
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