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Suckers have already bloomed!
Posted by FunRose
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Please STOP cutting off all the new canes on your roses! Not all new canes that come up from the base of a rose are suckers nor are they all root stock shoots. First you need to know if your rose is an own root rose. A variety of ...
Before and After
Posted by missmary(6b/7a MD)
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missmary(6b/7a MD)Updated The thing about feeding it is I haven't been confident about whether I should be treating it as a first year plant (no fertilizing) or a 2nd year plant. So - in early June I did put down a conservative amount (not a "kick in ...
? to do if rose plant is thriving on suckers
Posted by grandma_gardener_02 PA Z5
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Grandma, it's getting awfully late in the season to plant anything new. For one thing, most nurseries won't have any selection left. For another the rose may not have adequate time to settle in before cold weather comes. Wait unti...
disease on my tea rose? Help!
Posted by danbusenbarrick
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated There is some black spot and I think I can see the start of some powdery mildew problems too. Look for the Bayer Rose Disease Control product (NOT the 2 in 1 or 3 in 1 products!) and give it a good spray following the instructions...
What disease is this?
Posted by Safa1
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Did you fertilize recently? If so, flush the soil with plenty of water. Excess nitrogen in ammonium form produces this look. Heat, scant water, and fertilizer can all contribute to burn. The plant will recover.
This is more like it
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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kentucky_rose zone 6Updated That will make you want more.
Planting a rose in the same hole another rose was removed from???
Posted by Dinglehopp3r z7A. EastTN
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated I reuse holes too... I figure if one rose grew well so would another one...
Ca. Are you now....
Posted by martinca_gw
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roseseek(9)Updated I've seen Hoplia Beetles and Fuller Rose Weevils here but in the forty-five years I've lived in and around Los Angeles, never have I encountered a Japanese Beetle. Thank heavens! Fortunately, both of the former are fairly cyclical...
cutting back harrison's yellow?
Posted by farnsworth5
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mad_gallica(zone 5 - eastern New York)Updated It sounds like the wrong plant in the wrong place. Harison's Yellow is at its best given a lot of space to spread out and make a good clump. It's nature is to be leggy and spread out, and mass makes it look better. It is extremely...
Tying my climbing pinkies
Posted by boncrow66
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boncrow66Updated Thanks Seil, it certainly has been a learning experience. I watched Paul Zimmermans video on you tube in training climbers and it was very informative so I hope it works out like it's supposed to lol. Molly I would love to see pic...
I'm gonna hack it back!
Posted by CEFreeman(DC/MD Burbs 7B)
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CEFreeman(DC/MD Burbs 7B)Updated Yes, I think it's a one bloomer. I didn't deadhead this year, so it's stopped. I'll trim the baby down and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestions!
Did they sell me the wrong plant?
Posted by JohnButler(6)
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JohnButler(6)Updated Well I now have some good size blooms coming along, as shown in the pictures below. But I also have another question, what could be causing the yellow leaves on the plant? I know over/under watering could be happening although I k...
A Fragrant Bright Red Hybrid Tea?
Posted by Molineux(6b)
22 Comments
the_morden_man((Z4-Z5) Ontario, Canada)Updated Buford, Huey will do well enough in acidic clay, but my real concern is that it is not very suitable to colder climates. It will typically decline rapidly or die off altogether in 3 years up here. I can't really say how Huey perfo...
Where to buy Old Port in USA
Posted by wcthomas
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frances_in_nj(z6 NJ)Updated You are very welcome, Tom! Your understanding is correct. As I said, I have used this approach for many years and never lost a little rose yet! I hope it'll all work out as well for you. Please send us an update in spring. If you ...
Bowl o' Flowers
Posted by leezen4u
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martinca_gwUpdated Ooh!!!!! Lovely.
Black gritty stuff on leaves & one other problem
Posted by socks
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roseseek(9)Updated It's been a bad year for white fly here, too. Getting rid of the vinca should help relieve the water stress caused by the competition and eliminate their habitiat. I would turn on the hose to a trickle and wash all the yuck off th...
Top Roses dying first?
Posted by FunRose
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FunRoseUpdated Thanks for the replies. I did cut it off but I didn't do it right to the root. I will try tomorrow to get down to the root.
Please help identify 2 of my roses?
Posted by GardnerPhotographer
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated Your 2nd noid reminds me of The Generous Gardener. Here is a link that might be useful: The Generous Gardener at HMF
Tounement of roses...
Posted by tigerloveroses
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated I hear you Jim. One worthy pic with the old 3mp Olympic.
A yellow hybrid tea
Posted by tigerloveroses
4 Comments
tigerloverosesUpdated Thx y'all :)
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