22,795 Garden Web Discussions | Roses
You got a mislabeled rose which is not uncommon for the cheap bagged roses as Christopher said. It could be just about anything that the producer had on hand when they shipped those roses out. With out pictures of it there's no way we can even attempt to ID it.
If you want roses with scent you need to deal with reputable nurseries either locally or on line and choose the one you want.
Also -- 5 ft. tall isn't at all unusual for a big Hybrid Tea Rose. And in hot weather, red roses may very well bloom pink.
Then, too, fragrance is a very individual sense. There are many "fragrant" roses I cannot smell . . . And there are a few NON-fragrant roses which I CAN smell.
Gardens can be full of surprises.
Hi Cynthia,
I don't really know where one could find Orchard's Pride these days. It doesn't have a source listed on HMF, but it does apparently go under the alternate name Miss Ashley which I didn't know.
My mom has a standard of it in her front yard that she bought at least 4-5 years ago at a hardware chain called 'Orchard Supply Hardware,' I think the rose was named 'Orchard's Pride' to commemorate some anniversary of the hardware chain OSH, but I could be mistaken. I saw a shrub of it available at an OSH almost 2 years ago, but I haven't seen it anywhere in So Cal since.
Jaimes Coiner, the breeder, sells to places like Home Depot, OSH, and others from his wholesale nursery, Coiner Nursery. He breeds his own roses as well as selling older, out of patent floribundas, grandis, and HTs. I don't know if any nurseries carry it that ship, but it could be worth contacting Coiner Nursery if it's a variety that you can't live without. I doubt that, but it is lovely! It has a scent that isn't strong in it's quantity, but to my nose is just perfectly light, sweet, and vaguely citrusy.
Jay
Royal Sunset is a very beautiful climber but it is an old one and has some of the older climbers problems. It is, as said, hardy but unless pruned, it will grow in all directions. The flowers will then not be as full and the leaves sparse. To get the best out of this beauty, it needs to be pruned hard every year to make it grow as a large shrub shape which is normal for it. Keep the nitrogen low so it will put it's strength into flowers not long growth. Then this is what you will see.
Kittymoonbeam,
Good question....Crystal Palace is a mini flora. I just got it this spring. Based on the size of the bloom, I would think it was a floribunda. It will be interesting to see how big it will be this fall. Beautiful bloom that I would love to have in HT size.
Peter, I had Pink Peace many years ago and it died off one winter. This is the one I bought this spring to replace it with.
Yes, it is blooming now. In Michigan it's the height of rose season and most of my roses are blooming. Things are doing pretty well considering the long cold spring we had.
As far as I can tell I do not have spider mites on any of my roses. I do have some pretty big spiders that like to make webs between the pots though. I don't bother much with them because they help keep a lot of the bad bug populations down. But I don't see any in that picture.
If the leaf is still green, even though it has holes in it, it is still capable of feeding the plant so you can leave those. If there's nothing left but a skeleton you can remove those since there isn't enough left to do any good really. Anything that has begun to yellow can be removed because it's no longer functioning. Clean up anything on the ground to keep things neat but it doesn't make much difference as far as preventing diseases. When you dead head you can prune a little deeper to take off some of the damaged areas. The plant should begin to regrow quickly at that time anyway.
What Seil said. Anything green continues feeding and shading the plant. A rose bush (like most other plants) is the perfect "commune". As long as any part contributes at least as much as it requires and benefits the entire organism, the plant retains it. Once any part requires more resources than it provides, the plant sheds it. Thinking of the entire this way should also make it easier when thinking of "blind growth", those shoots which form leaves but no flowers. Every leaf feeds the plant. If the plant forms leaves but no flowers, doesn't it stand to reason it's because the plant needs FOOD or shade, rather than attempts to reproduce? Kim
John Davis. It will be tip hardy for you in your zone and it is very nearly thornless. In addition, it wants to grow more as a large mounding shrub that wants to be wider than tall, although it can be tied up to a support for greater height if desired. Once established, it should have little issue covering the 8-10ft area of fenceline.
Thanks rross.
It not sunny anymore here for the last 3 weeks. I hope this helps my rose.
I was worried about the fused leaflets.... Hope its not some virus! Do you see it with Bellaroma/ Love & peace? I've heard of blind shoots with these 2 roses... but fused leaflets???? And many of them, on different branches!!! I wonder what that means.
That's beautiful!
I wouldn't call Vancouver Island ideal because of all the rain it gets. It certainly is the acid test for roses.