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aahl

I bought Brandy at Witherspoon in Durham two years ago and it has done well. I don't know if they still have it or how expensive.

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 9:37PM
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bunnicula03(z6b NJ)

Several of my local Home Depots have Brandy, grafted. The selections do vary from store to store, so it's worth stopping in to check the selections at the big boxes if you have any nearby. I just picked up a Liv Tyler tree rose, I've been longing for Liv Tyler for two years.

    Bookmark   May 10, 2014 at 11:17AM
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kentstar(5b, NE Ohio)

My William Baffin just laughed off the cold and is leafing out wonderfully. My Livin Easy rose is growing from the ground as all the upper canes look dead and my knockouts are doing the same. All upper canes above the ground look dead with new growth coming from the ground level

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 9:47PM
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harryshoe zone6 eastern Pennsylvania

Westerland endured a tough winter here. Not as tough as yours though. Some dead cane. Some alive to the top.

What's important is that the regrowth has been uneven, Some canes looked bad but had late growth. Others looked OK, then died. Meanwhile, there is lots of new growth coming from the base.

I agree with Seil. Give it a few more weeks. Then prune out the dead wood. Even if you are down to 6", Westerland will recover quickly and add 4 or 5 feet of cane by mid summer as mine does every year here.

    Bookmark   May 10, 2014 at 10:41AM
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mzstitch(Zone 7b South Carolina)

Well at least I'm not alone, and I am lucky to not have completely lost any roses this winter like so many here. It was in the eighties all week this week so perhaps this bad spring is all behind us!

    Bookmark   May 10, 2014 at 7:55AM
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sara_ann-z6bok

It sounds the your roses are healthy, just the small blooms. I hope that somehow that will bring on a beautiful later in the season flush. By that time my roses won't be looking so great, especially if we don't get some decent rain here.

    Bookmark   May 10, 2014 at 9:03AM
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)

Oh!!!
So mucn color!!!!
I love your roses!!!!
I think I need to get The McCartney Rose. Yours is gorgeous!
I love your Pink Peaces. Stunning!!!
Thank you for sharing!!!
Carol

    Bookmark   May 10, 2014 at 12:08AM
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sara_ann-z6bok

Thank you. Boncrow - Sunsprite is one of my favorites, the blooms always look pretty. Carol I think you'll like the McCartney Rose. I already loved Pink Peace, but this spring they look especially gorgeous, the pink is such a lovely shade.

    Bookmark   May 10, 2014 at 7:13AM
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A few more bloomsTIFFANY
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok May 8, 2014
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rosybunny

Sara-Ann: That first picture made my heart skip a beat. I've been feeling quite guilty about not taking any picture of all the lovely blooms that have happened this year, I'm swamped with gardening work! Therefore I am very grateful that you took your time to capture their utmost beauty at the perfect moment--someone should do it! :D I think you are becoming the new "eye candy-shop" owner here ;) Love and appreciation to you, your darling roses and grandchildren.

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 4:35PM
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sara_ann-z6bok

Carol - Thank you so much. You and others have been such encouragers and I do appreciate that so much. Hope everyone has roses blooming very soon. Rosbybunny that is such a nice compliment. I would love to see pictures of your roses when and if you get the time to take them and share. I think roses are so beautiful and I do love seeing them at their best, no matter who grows them. There are so many talented and gifted people on this forum, I have learned so much this past year.

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 8:53PM
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mad_gallica(zone 5 - eastern New York)

Frost damage can look like that. If that is what it is, it isn't serious. It just looks wonky.

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 7:23AM
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seil zone 6b MI

If you had frost or freeze warnings last week like we did I'll bet that's what did it. Gosh, I wish it would warm up and stay warm!

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 8:47PM
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seil zone 6b MI

Well good! At least this awful winter was good for something. It certainly wasn't good for my roses!

I wonder if it will prove to have taken down populations of any other pests like aphids, thrips and Japanese beetles. That would be nice, wouldn't it!?

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 8:11PM
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seil zone 6b MI

Both Heirloom and Angel Gardens list it but I don't see it in stock. Maybe you could contact them and see if/when it will become available.

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 8:08PM
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toolbelt68(7)

Once I find the right spot among the roses I'll hang my new sign.

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 4:57PM
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Alana8aSC

Love your sign toolbelt68!

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 5:21PM
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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation

Just a guess, lol, because it's still hard to know, but I think you might have some canker-dead or otherwise dead canes and I think they also got too dry recently.

It looks like they definitely need some pruning of the dead stuff, and I'd check carefully for cankers at the junctions of canes or at the bases. Or you might find holes down through the canes (I have bad borers, so that might just be me).

I don't think the major defoliation looks to be definitely related to the problem with the canes, though. It seems pretty sudden. Unless you have something weird going on with the roots (voles?), I think they probably just got too hot and dry recently. Once will do it ;)

I'd start by pruning (and checking the canes closely), and also make sure that the soil stays a little moist all the time. And look for critter holes nearby! I have voles, but I plant in wire cages now so that they can't eat the roots. That will cause very quick defoliation, but the rose will also usually pull out easily (and depressingly).

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 1:35PM
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Alana8aSC

I'm not an expert, but the miracle grow in the hole when planting could cause fertilizer root burn. that should have been put on the top under mulch. I would just cut off the dead black canes , give them some mulch and keep up the deep watering, if it is fertilizer burn the deep watering should take care of it. Great of you to rescue these roses!

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 1:46PM
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NOACCEPTANCE772(8a)

I buy them from different places. this one was from "Styleroses".

    Bookmark   April 24, 2014 at 7:27PM
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NOACCEPTANCE772(8a)

Time to bring this forum back!
It turns out I was impatient. My rose IS black baccara and gives me beautiful bouquet flowers! :D
Here is a photo of the first bloom! ^_^
I cannot wait for it to get bigger and give me vase-quality long stems and flowers! I love this bush ^_^

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 9:31AM
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Joopster(5 (Chicago))

Thanks dublinbay. I'm so sad now. I should have ordered the potted ones.

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 9:00AM
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dublinbay z6 (KS)

Actually, in terms of blooming, you won't notice much difference over the course of the season.

Bareroots grow quickly and soon catch up with your potted roses--unless the potted ones have been that way for several years or something like that.

Kate

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 9:13AM
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stir_fryi

seil -- it is a doubel ko rose bought at Costco for $15. They had a ton of them and they were all good size.

I neglected to mention that we dug up and moved that sad little rose over a foot to better space the new one. I just hope I didn't kill it. That would be a whole waste of a year.

I am going to trim it, fertilize, and hope for the best!

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 8:24AM
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farmerduck

You did not kill it. It is tough to kill a knockout. I initially hated mine, and subject them to various abuses (e.g., move in the middle of summer, worst garden real estate). They just hang tough and were barely bothered. Now, I have new appreciation for them and enjoy them a lot more. Other than a little winter kill, yours look fine.

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 8:35AM
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NOACCEPTANCE772(8a)

As Kate, I prefer Black Baccara too :)
It has those bouquet flowers :D
It is a prolific bloomer too and has a nice fragrance to it. The fragrance is not noticable but when ou smell it, you'll be amazed :P
I cannot wait till it starts giving me longer stems!

    Bookmark   May 8, 2014 at 8:25PM
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sandandsun(9a FL)

If not black-red, then some other compact hardy roses to grow in central-west Massachusetts??

For roses that if I were growing them in your area, I would NEITHER protect nor pamper and still expect to be fabulous in a couple of years, then please see the list of roses in the post by

the_morden_man

in the thread linked below:

Here is a link that might be useful: most blackspot resistant hybrid tea?

    Bookmark   May 9, 2014 at 12:04AM
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redribbons

Oh, I see they were sold to another company. I know when I ordered from them years ago, they had great customer service. I finally got the roses, they look fine, except one of them had a cane that was ripped so badly, I had to cut it off. I believe I am going to stick with J&P.

    Bookmark   May 7, 2014 at 7:24PM
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Zyperiris(Seattle)

J and P? Jeez they are the worst. They were sold as well. Try Palantine and Pickering and Roses unlimited. Much better

    Bookmark   May 8, 2014 at 11:48PM
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