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Wife of Bath in North Carolina?
Posted by phasedweasel(7b)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Excellent little rose here. Always, always blooming or trying to.
new tebuconazole full paper -human risk assessment
Posted by henry_kuska
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated For those who don't want to read on-- Many synthetic chemicals, including a number of pesticides, are probable "endocrine disruptors" that, typically, mimic female hormones or counteract male hormones. These, along with ...
Roedean rose Help!!!
Posted by bonsaimaster1
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I see my friend Mike is listed as having it. I'll email him and see if he still has it and would be willing to share.
Drift Rose Alternative for Partial Sun?
Posted by trclac(8)
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trclac(8)Updated Thank you! This is exactly the information I am looking for! Thanks again!
Dr. Huey or Multiflora?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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roseseek(9)Updated You're welcome, Sara-Ann. As long as the multiflora is the root underground, there are no stands of multiflora around and you don't have the mites and disease in the area, it's a non issue. But, if you do have it and multiflora is...
New border garden
Posted by Gabrielsyme
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Prettypetals_GA_7-8Updated I love the softer palette too but jumped at anything when I first started growing roses. I suppose my taste have changed but I still love the brighter ones too but usually cut my softer shades first to bring inside. Please keep sh...
Blackspot resistant roses other than Knock-Outs
Posted by sandandsun(9a FL)
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ken-n.ga.mts(7a/7b)Updated In my garden here in the humid Smokies I have 1 HT that stays 99% clean all summer long. Remember Me. I don't spray from mid May until late August and this HT stays clean and full of foliage from top to bottom. Another HT that has...
Growth question
Posted by greengrass12(5)
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated When I had our Mister Lincoln in the ground we got about Approx. 22+ blooms off him per growing season. I transplanted him back into a large container in April of this year. So far Mister Lincoln has had only 7 blooms this growing...
My poor roses - no idea what I'm doing
Posted by RyanVA
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cecily(7 VA)Updated That's a nice improvement. When the weather cools in September, you can cut back on the watering and let nature take over that chore. Nobody wants to pour a lot of water next to the foundation of their house but we all like roses ...
Good lavender hybrid teas
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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windeauxUpdated CHARLES DE GAULLE is indeed a wonderful rose. For me, it was promising, but hardly worth the effort as an own-root plant. I've found it to perform very well, however, on Dr Huey. It's one that I'd really like to try on Fortuniana....
Which roses do best in the heat?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Buffington - Thank you. First Impression is a beautiful rose. Appreciate all your suggestions.
Stop to smell the roses
Posted by phasedweasel(7b)
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kentucky_rose zone 6Updated Great picture!
Very old rose bush
Posted by jacqmar
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jacqmarUpdated I finally sprayed the roses and another large shrub. I had to use the Ortho product. Everyone seems to have Black Spot and Mildew on their flowers and shrubs. Thank you all for helping me, even though I couldn't find the Bayer pro...
Lavender: Heirloom hybrid tea
Posted by catlady4444(7)
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boncrow66Updated I have heirloom from Chamblees and I believe it is own root but not sure, I bought several years ago on my first trip to Chamblees and just told the guy what color of roses I wanted and he suggested Heirloom for a purple rose. Min...
Info on Floribunda varieties
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)Updated I've grown two from your list, both grafted. Similar experience with grandiflora White Lightnin' as Pat, though recall it staying around 4' tall & equally as wide in a past 6b garden. Clean from blackspot no spray & didn't...
pruning
Posted by worknomore
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worknomoreUpdated Thank you. Those tall canes all started out this year since I started using Rose Tone and put timed sprayers under the rose so there still flexible. The canes all want to go to the left because of the neighbors tree blocking the l...
What type to buy and best catalog
Posted by peaches20(6 PA)
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peaches20(6 PA)Updated Thanks for all the great suggestions. I'll be busy looking up websites. Diane - I'm in SW PA.
Pickering not taking orders in 2015, now where?
Posted by prairiemoon2 z6 MA
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prairiemoon2 z6 MAUpdated Thanks for all the recommendations and the link. Ratdogheads, thanks for a recommendation in Massachusetts and I see that NH Unacanoonuc is a place I've been meaning to visit. Thanks!
Deformed blooms
Posted by dmoore66(6 NorthWest NJ)
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diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated Which roses (or is it all)? My only addition is to check the neck. If there are brown or black marks, it could possibly be midge. Midge damage can either be the "crispy burned" tips or damage on the neck.
Repeat-blooming roses: when to stop deadheading for hips?
Posted by meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation
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luis_pr(7b/8a Hurst, TX)Updated Down here, we are still in the summer duldrums, winter arrives in December and the roses' Fall bloomage is weeks away so I would continue.
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