22,151 Garden Web Discussions | Roses
THanks, Desertgarden. I was wondering what some of the other roses names are too. Went back to the site and saw the names of roses down below. Can't believe I missed that. Guess I was too busy drooling over the beautiful roses to even look down to see their names. :)
Howdy Neighbor, I had Charisma and I liked it, but it died in the polar vortex. Ken's suggestions are great, he is an expert. I think going with a darker color rose to compliment the rest of the roses is a good idea. Munstead Wood is great, I have it on Dr. Huey, still in a pot. The color was very intense the first flush, but with this heat we have had the second flush was a bit lighter. I also love Playboy (another one I had that unfortunately was blown over by a storm and didn't survive, but I fully intend to get another one). It's a 'single' but the color can be intense.
K&M Roses and Cool Roses sell roses grafted on fortuniana. I have my first fortuniana grafted roses this year, so far they are doing well and seem to like this heat! They are the only ones still blooming like crazy. The real test will be this first winter, if they survive. They will require some winter protection at least the first year or two.
Thanks Kippy and mustbnuts. I've been playing with drought tolerant versions of English gardens, a little like some of the things Marlorena has been posting, only water restriction friendly. Have found some drought tolerant, low care plants I'm enchanted with. In particular, angelonias, dwarf gauras, a manfreda, and even some agaves. We'll be showing off a new floral ribbon created with some of these plants. Deadheading roses is bad enough. I refuse to deadhead anything in the floral ribbon. "Take care of yourself or die" is my attitude right now.
But, look -- If you have 1-2 small touches of powdery mildew, it's not practical or necessary to drench the entire garden in chemical controls. Wipe it off, and see what happens.
If you find that only 1-2 roses are troubled by this fungal problem, consider replacing those roses with roses that don't mildew.
I know there are other good lavenders, but I would definitely agree that Love Song is a great choice. I planted several new to me varieties this spring, but haven't had them long enough to have an opinion yet. Love Song puts on a beautiful display of lovely blooms and has good repeat.
openmoon, is there any green left in the canes at all? What I found with my rescues from Lowes this spring is that the medium they are growing in has a lot of bark in it and almost nothing to sustain growth. That may be why they decline so quickly. Several of the rescues I bought I thought were dead but I transplanted them into pots with good potting mix, stuck them in the shade and they are coming back. It might be worth a shot to see if it can be saved.
Beth, no, non of green left. It is steel in ground, but it looks like it is totally died.
My today`s purchase from Lowes. The rose has label on it Cheri Kolorscape and picture of red rose))) Pink blooms look so lovely to me, so I could not resist. Now I should find out what I really purchased)))