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Are you aware of this Texas A&M Rose Breeding and Genetics site?
Posted by henry_kuska
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Joe Moose, Zone 9AUpdated Last year, I contacted the dept. if they give tours and maybe cuttings for environmental testing. They said that they do give tours on request (about a month or so in advance, may have changed) but due to legalities, they can't gi...
Winterize roses- burlap or collars?
Posted by bacardi4me(5)
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mudhoneyUpdated Have any of you used wilt-proof? I use it all the time for transplanting in summer, and it is supposed to help with winter dessication. I've only used in on more tender plants in winter, roses don't need extra help here (PNW)--I j...
Pickerings is gone!
Posted by mudhoney
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mudhoneyUpdated I just put in a good-sized order (12 plants) with Heirloom Roses. I like the selection there (what isn't sold out yet!), and being in the PNW, I figured the roses would do well with shipping, etc..I'm also thinking that own-root i...
Tell your experiences with non-hybrid tea type roses
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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Dinglehopp3r z7A. EastTNUpdated I really like the variety of shape that comes with OGRs. When I very first started growing roses (not that long ago) I first bought several HTs and similar types, just because that was all that was available locally, so that is al...
Thick stem on roses - how to cut?
Posted by grandma_gardener_02 PA Z5
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Yes, there are some super-vigorous hybrid teas like 'Frederic Mistral' and 'Traviata' that can grow 8' in a season with straight, upright canes. If that is what she has, my pruning advice wouldn't apply. Best approach is to take l...
Questions about Gingersnap
Posted by newyorkrita(z6b/7a LI NY)
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luxrosaUpdated I rented a home near san francisco, ca which had a Gingersnap in the garden, and I was impressed with how disease resistant it was where I lived. It had a very long bloom season for a modern rose, from late April through Halloween...
Is anyone growing Week's Party Hardy?
Posted by Dingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland(5)
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Dingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland(5)Updated Seil it's the Bedard shrub :)
Rose leaf curl virus reported in India
Posted by henry_kuska
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated It seems inevitable that these things will all go global eventually. Sad but with the way we move products all around the world now I think it's a given. If you have the right conditions for a pest or a disease it will show up soo...
Easy Elegance "Kiss Me"
Posted by Dingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland(5)
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eviempUpdated I'm also in the NW suburbs of Chicago. I loved the Easy Elegance roses when they first came out. I had two young ones that died in the summer drought we had two years ago. They were guaranteed for two years and I did get my money ...
Always and Forever?
Posted by aggierose
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kentucky_rose zone 6Updated I had one several years ago and BS was the reason I Sp'd it. I did like the blooms.
An old J &P rose...
Posted by scott_madison
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bethnorcal9Updated I actually purchased an own-root one from Roses Unlimited a few yrs ago. I planted it in one of my beds, and I don't believe it's ever bloomed yet! For some reason own-roots take forever to get going for me. Generally I try to pla...
Karlsruhe risks extinction???
Posted by bart_2010(8/9 Italy)
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bellarosa(z5/IL)Updated Is this rose still available? Wish I could get one. It's a beauty.
Which roses have this growth habit?
Posted by lala_e(GP, ZA (11))
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lala_e(GP, ZA (11))Updated Thanks for the info, Seil. I value your expertise on the forum (long time reader). I suspected it could be an HT of some sort. Left unchecked, roses here easily grow very large & bushy, but I'm more interested in the ones with...
Summer Fashion
Posted by canadian_rose(zone 3a)
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated Thanks!!! Consider it gone!! Glad I checked here. :) Carol
Annie Davidson
Posted by canadian_rose(zone 3a)
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated BS isn't a problem here. The only rose I have that has BS is Enchanted Evening. Thanks for your help. I'll think on this one. :) Carol
Lavender Veranda
Posted by andreark
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alameda/zone 8Updated I have it, from Chamblees. Still a young plant, like it a lot - smallish blooms - lovely color, healthy foliage. Plum Perfect is planted nearby, larger rose, much the same - great colored blooms, healthy foliage. I may get a few m...
Where do all the roses come from?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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Dar(musaboru, Inland Calif.)Updated Interesting. I thought AZ would be the last place in the mainland US to produce roses considering their tough ag. regulations.
leaf cutting bees
Posted by sharon2079
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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated Tulle sounds like a GREAT idea!
Plum Perfect and Lavender Veranda
Posted by mike_rivers(z5 MI)
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lala_e(GP, ZA (11))Updated Some additional info which may be of interest: Plum Perfect / KORvodacom was commissioned from Kordes by South Africa's leading rosarian Ludwig Taschner (German expat). He selected it for a local cellphone company, Vodacom, whose ...
Recommendations for lightweight loppers?
Posted by sweetbay103
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sweetbay103Updated Thanks for the suggestions!
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