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Climbing roses
Posted by kudzu1965
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alameda/zone 8Updated Tess of the d'Ubervilles has been a great climber for me. Lady Banksia, though a once bloomer, has an impressive set of leaves that would help screen a view. Westerland is a good grower for me, as is Aloha. Or you might conside...
Newbie to Roses - overwhelmed by all the choices!
Posted by Sarah Snider
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alameda/zone 8Updated I have seen Valentine for years at Chamblees and finally bought one this spring. Its still in its gallon pot but is out-blooming everything. I would bet this would be a great rose for a pot - blooming constantly. It is a shrub ...
Disposing of RRD infected canes
Posted by sujiwan_gw 6b MD/PA
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AquaEyes 7a New JerseyUpdated What about this? Snip the infected roses into smaller bits over a garbage can to collect in there. Squirt some dishwashing detergent in there, then fill with water. This will drown any mites still living on the canes. If you leave...
Help! How to transport across country...
Posted by axiomsofrevolution
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BethC in 8a Dallas, TXUpdated Please research this and go in prepared. We lived in CA for six years. My husband lived in CA when we got married in 1998 and I was moving from Texas. No one warned me about CA laws and I stood beside my car in tears as some ve...
Iceberg vs. Pope John Paul II
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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deervssteve(9)Updated Lots of blooms for a small bush.
container rose with both downy mildew and Botrytis blight.
Posted by henry_kuska
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stillanntn6bUpdated The blight suggestion at the end leaves other questions unanswered. "Pseudomonas blight"
Take It Easy in zone 7?
Posted by Theresa McHarney
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated I think this rose was just released this year. So no one would have experience with it yet. I've ordered it for this year.
Secret's Out vs. Sugar Moon, also White Gold
Posted by rosefolly
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Rosefolly(9/Sunset 16)Updated I'm about 40 miles from you, less coastal influence. The only disease I get with PJPII is rust in the fall. An awful lot of roses rust in the fall here. It blooms heavily in several cycles over the season. All this does not mea...
broken rose , help! :(
Posted by dianamicallef94
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dianamicallef94Updated I had to remove the snapped branch as it looked like it died :/ I'll just leave it there and see if it grows again :) I'll keep you updated!
Failure to thrive
Posted by emmerick
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stillanntn6bUpdated Most roses including Austins are budded onto Dr. Huey rootstock. What I've seen in my acidic soils is that Dr. Huey doesn't like acidic soils, and (think about the alkalin playa lake beds they are produced in, in Wasco California...
Some blooms
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)Updated Wow, I take for granted that I don't have deer problem. This is one of the reason why I like this forum, to see what people around the world faces as they grow our favourite rose. Having said that, your roses are quite the gems on...
Tiny black, hard shelled beetles in blooms??
Posted by martinca_gw
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I hate earwigs! We get them with a vengeance here by the lake. I shake them out of the roses because I do think they eat the petals.
Height of Colorific in Southern California?
Posted by jasminerose4u, California 9b
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated I definitely like dark red. My friend's Black Magic has very small blooms, but perhaps it's not mature. It's about 3.5 feet tall and in a pot. I think it will take off nicely once planted in the ground. The Colorific is beautiful,...
Neil Diamond Hybrid Tea Rose
Posted by flexwebber
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flexwebberUpdated THANKS!
What Should I Plant?
Posted by hello459
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hello459Updated Great, thank you for the suggestions and I'll definitely post in the ARF!
Bloom Synchronization
Posted by kublakan
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kublakanUpdated Good point Seil. In my garden I've had Belinda's Dream in various areas all planted on different years and as soon as I say blooms in one, all the others bloomed at the same time. Today I was walking around the yard and I'm take...
Do grandifloras bloom like a floribundas?
Posted by jasminerose4u, California 9b
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Thanks, Siel.
Fewer contributions to HMF?
Posted by mariannese
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I've noticed that a lot of the newer roses aren't showing up on there too. Or if they do there are no photos. Yet if I Google it photos show up on other places. I'm not sure what the reason is either. If you have a new release ...
Too late for bareroot?
Posted by bungalowlove
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bungalowloveUpdated OH Wow! Must see if I can get there. That'd be great!! Thanks so much Kippy!
The Effect of Acetylsalicylic acid and Calcium chloride on the Vase
Posted by henry_kuska
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henry_kuskaUpdated From their data it appears that one has to be very careful not to add too much of the 2 chemicals. This link contains a Molar solution concentration calculator: http://www.physiologyweb.com/calculators/molar_solution_concentrati...
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