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mirendajean(Donegal, Ireland)

Rosefolly,

Ooooh, enjoy your trip. There's less rain down the south of the country, between Dublin & Cork. I'm in the NW. Here the climate is similar to the PNW back home. We've lovely summers but they can be cool.

My brother in laws are major cyclists. They don't bat an eye at 100+ mile cycling journeys. My partner helps organise the only Cycling Show/Expo in Ireland. Email me if your coming during that time.

M

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 1:51AM
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kansas.girl

Great tips!

This post was edited by kansas.girl on Tue, Apr 29, 14 at 23:14

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 9:29PM
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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation

Spinosad works on the kind I have (the kind that curl up like a snake) and leaves the beneficials that don't eat the leaves, unless you kill them on contact with it perhaps. Just make sure not to spray when bees are out, and you might cut off any open blooms to be sure. It's toxic to bees until it's dried completely. If the leaf-cutter bees are active, I'd not spray it because I'm afraid it would hurt them even when dry (?).

Squishing is best, but I had so many last year that they ate ALL of the foliage eventually on certain roses, even with my daily squishing. That's just too many!

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 5:02PM
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ehlerslw

I am also having trouble with bugs on my two knockout roses. I will try to find some neem oil at walmart to see if I can control them. how often do you need to spray neem oil on roses to kill the slugs.

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 7:25PM
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view1ny NY 6-7

love it!

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 7:05PM
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seil zone 6b MI

Toolbelt, your garden is gorgeous!

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 7:07PM
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seil zone 6b MI

That's wonderful!

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 5:25PM
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roseseek(9)

Congratulations! Kim

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 5:39PM
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seil zone 6b MI

Thanks for the cheering up, Pat! Your roses are beautiful and I wouldn't have thought a thing about being out trying to save roses. I would have stopped to help, lol!

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 5:28PM
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kentucky_rose zone 6

Pat, thanks for the name and extra pictures! Love Blossomtime's darker reverse.

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 5:36PM
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jasminerose4u, California(9b)

I also found this interesting. It was a response on how to rejuvenate old rose plants:

â¢Posted by cannabisgrower 5a (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 08 at 19:02

I wouldn't move it. What I would do in your case, is BEND very slowly some of the more flexible canes of the blanc double, over a period of a few weeks, and see if you can actually get part of a cane buried, especially an upper part that may have some active growth. If you make a wound in this actively growing part of the cane, like a diagonal cut in the region of a bud, and keep this cracked open, with gently bending pressure with your fingers, and if it is possible to bury this cracked part of the cane 3-4 inches below the soil line, it will sprout roots there. Start the cut closer to the root, and cut upwards in a shallow diagonal, about a third of the way through the cane - the best knife for this is a heavy duty utility knife like an Olfa H1. This is called layering, as opposed to "air layering" which is an adjacent thread in this propagation forum. Or if you're up to the more complicated "air layering" then go for it, as well. Next season, you will find strong new growth coming from the base, where you cracked the stem, and the basal buds will also send up nice canes. By using this method, you do not risk losing the bush due to transplant shock, you have increased the size of your stock, and you now have a young bush that you can devote your training methods. The time to cut out older branches would be in the spring, during spring pruning time, before the bush starts active growth. If you severely prune a bush during active growth, the result is a severe check on growth, which you do not want. Sativa.

Here is a link that might be useful: How to Rejuvenate old rose plants?

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 2:05AM
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seil zone 6b MI

Have the blooms changed in any way? Is the color different or the number of petals? Is it possible that the graft on your roses has died and the root stock is now coming up?

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 5:30PM
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the_bustopher z6 MO

I have two of these plants. Both took this winter rather hard and got pruned near to the ground. Last year was hard on them because we got a snowstorm and a freeze here in May. I don't know if you got clobbered in Oklahoma or not with a late freeze, but it didn't do anything any good here.

Fragrant Plum seems to do better in cooler weather, and I can see that because it has a variety called "Blue Nile" in its parentage, that may be why it doesn't care for the heat so much. Fragrant Plum is a pretty rose, but it doesn't always bloom a lot.

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 12:59AM
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newhomeownerNY

I have 2 and the are both on life support, although they are probably dead. Ill give them a few more weeks before I pull the plug on them and plant something more "polar vortex" hardy. It gets tall!

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 7:34AM
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23

I can only make comments generally about standards--the first year or two the trunk is fairly vulnerable to sunburn until it builds up more bark--so if you have sunlight beating down, shade the trunk if you can the first couple of years.

The other thing, the standard always needs support--even when the trunk appears to have grown quite sturdy--a strong wind can still snap it off. Use a metal support rather than a wooden one--the wood supports tend to rot out long before you are ready to give up the standard, and they can be difficult to replace.

I have 'Brass Band' as a shrub. Great rose--somewhat slow to get going, but once established, a very striking plant.

Hope that is somewhat useful.

    Bookmark     April 29, 2014 at 12:54AM
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opheliathornvt zone 5

Thanks, Kate - I thought I might have read that somewhere here. Is it the same for all roses, not just hybrid teas? I actually have more than aren't HTs than that are.

    Bookmark     April 27, 2014 at 7:36PM
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susan4952(5)

And thanks from me, Kate. I value your opinion so much. I currently have about 60 nubbins that used to be ht's. You comments give me hope. And the way you phrase your advice is always so positive.
Susan

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 11:24PM
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rosefool

I have found this rose to be vigorous and it put out a lot of flowers for me--the scent is fabulous. Everything was great until, that is, my supposedly OWN ROOT rose converted to Dr. Huey this year! I'm really mad, but it's a Jackson Perkins problem.

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 11:00PM
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susan4952(5)

All I can add is that in zone 5 it was stingy but gorgeous! I hope it grows for you. Give it some time and post some pics.

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 11:16PM
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cjacker

Thank you, Sara-Ann

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 3:01PM
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lothlin(5b)

I bought a grafted one from the local nursery, but if you want to order online, Rogue Valley Roses has own-root bands of ZD in stock. I've had a lot of success ordering from them.

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 8:23PM
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toolbelt68(7)

Make sure you anchor that trellis so it doesn't fall over. Once the climber gets going you are talking about some serious weight. Just two of our Zeffys cover one whole side of our deck, up about 12-14 feet or more with tons of laterals.

    Bookmark     April 26, 2014 at 10:01PM
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ldyfsh101

this is a picture of my rose bush.

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 7:46PM
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Tessiess, SoCal Inland, 9b, 1272' elev

Here are some that I grow:

R. alabukensis
R. cantabrigiensis
R. foetida 'Persiana'
R. hugonis
R. primula
R. xanthina

And some species crosses:

Harison's Yellow
William's Double Yellow

You can see pictures of them, and others, on HelpMeFind.

Melissa

Here is a link that might be useful: William's Double Yellow

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 7:14PM
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bb49(4)

Thank you so much, Melissa. I really appreciate it. U have a wonderful day!

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 7:28PM
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RachaelLemmon(5)

Ive never asked a question seil or someone couldnt answer, thats why i come here to learn. I did keep trimming further and further but at a point i decided it was way more than i wanted and just stopped. Im no good with feeling positive about a cane being old or dead. The pith is white but the cambium is tan, not green.. or where there is green under the bark, it looks very dry. So i stopped cutting. I hope im not stuck with only those 4 new gangly canes from last summer...id never be able to train it back to its former glory. Fingers crossed in upstate :) thanks to all.

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 6:47PM
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RachaelLemmon(5)

yes charleney, ive had great luck with this standard. I bundle the graft but have never dug it out. I wrap everything above dr huey.. and hes as green as can be right now.lol. this winter was just brutally cold up here in the mountains. Ill hope for the best . Even though its just a knockout , i really do love it. Say a little prayer for her !

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 7:03PM
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campv

Is the spray too strong? Did you spray mid day in the sun?

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 12:03PM
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seil zone 6b MI

I think it does look heat stressed. I'd take off the damaged parts and give it some kind of shade during the hottest part of the day. Even just a lawn chair over it to shade it will help.

    Bookmark     April 28, 2014 at 6:03PM
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