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Wonderful! I'm glad ALmD is finally getting out there. Yes, Burling is a gem! Her propagation talents are as exceptional as her customer service and integrity. Keep your fingers crossed! She had a kitchen garbage bag full of ALmD cuttings hand delivered Wednesday morning.
Remember, this is a climber. A climber which would rather flower than grow. Climbers take their time maturing. Remember also the old saying, "First year they sleep; second year they creep; third year they leap!" No cane will grow before there are sufficient roots under it for support. Kim
Kim, I will make an appointment with myself to post photographs of my Annie Laurie McDowell three years from now on the rose gallery and on HMF. It won't feel like a long wait, because Annie's growth will be enjoyable at every stage. Right now she looks like a graceful bonsai tree. Glad to hear so many others will enjoy this rose soon. :)
Ingrid, thanks for the info about your ALMD.
Bonnie
This post was edited by jasminerose4u on Sat, May 31, 14 at 13:31
Thanks Kippy and Diane! I have a bunch of English roses and love every single one. They are my most favorite! Some do have some gangly canes that have a mind of their own but I'm still smitten by them. I figured I wouldn't be able to add the clustar but thought I'd at least try. Lol!!! I really need to stop following the girl on Instagram and it'd make my life easier! Haha! Thanks y'all for suggesting other roses. Y'all have a great weekend!!! Time to get out and deadhead! Take care, judy
Physical barriers (IE: fencing) may be the best protection, but it can be unsightly. Who wants to entomb their flowers with a fence?
We use Deer Repellent Packs for just the reason you explain in your post. They are easy to apply and the product is encased in a weather resistant pouch providing protection for up to 90 days. You can learn more about them at www.DeerRepellentPacks.com.
Here is a link that might be useful: All Weather Deer Repellent
Hard pruning is EXACTLY what they needed to survive being transplanted - it will not hurt them. What you need to do now is:
1) Keep them well watered - their roots were damaged during the move, and will take some time to grow back.
2) Pinch off any flower buds - they need to put all of their energy into growing roots.
3) DO NOT feed them, or spray them, or fuss with them in any way other than (1) and (2) above.
4) Do not worry if they just "sit there" for a month or two - as I said, they are growing new roots, which you cannot see.
5) After that time period, you should begin to see a bit of new growth - then is the time to feed them - follow the directions, and feed them less than is recommended.
Then they will either bloom, or just grow until next year. When they do bloom, post a picture on here and someone will probably be able to identify them for you.
Good Luck -
Jackie
Thank you for the quick reply. I am going to get them planted today. I am hoping it will work to put them in 40 gallon pots sunk in the ground so I can move them when I move in about 6 months. I am going to write down everything and will come back when the y bloom and the blooms open to post pictures. They are such tiny little buds for such a huge bush. The bushes were at this house unattended for over 20 years so it will be nice to see them survive.
kim
No - it is not possible for "rootstock" blooms to suddenly show up on old canes which previously produced blooms of the scion (desired top rose). Rootstock blooms will always show up on their own canes, whether old or new.
However it is possible that the "old" canes with the single pink blooms were there before, but not yet blooming, so you did not notice them. In that case they could be rootstock.
Please post a picture of the single pink blooms - someone may be able to identify them.
The other thing which might have happened is that your rose sported (mutated) to this new bloom type, but again the canes which are now "old" would have existed in prior seasons, possibly not yet blooming. I believe that sports can happen on new growth off old canes, but to take over half of the bush it seems to me that you would have noticed them before.
Please post a pic of the entire bush - this will be interesting to everyone!
Jackie
It looks so so so close to Erfurt, but not quite. One distinct feature was a pure white reverse. Looking at the photos on hmf, the backs of the petals on Erfurt have pink on the tips. The mystery doesn't. Also the pinks don't seem the same....so close, so close.
Regensberg looks mostly white. This one is distinctly pink with white.
Thanks for looking and responding, vasue and Suebelle!
Thanks again for the kind comments. I like that fall photo with the asters too, Carol. It's a nice way to tone down the "in your face" coral of Liverpool Remembers. in general, though, I obviously am going for profuse and bright blooms when I can get them - a riot of color is a great description of my target, MirandaJean, even if I never totally get there.
Kim - yep, tulips in your zone would be way too much like work. It's like the work of planting and digging dahlias or glads or agapanthus or the many bulbs that are happy to the point of being weeds in zones like yours. Isn't it fun that roses have the diversity to span the range of climates from zones 3 to 11 and beyond? In picking a passion, roses are good for the long run in my world.
Cynthia
Dani,
Fanning canes of GJ on a fence is a good idea. Do that with the long canes that she produces in late summer and they will bloom the following year, maybe with some repeat bloom too.
GJ's thorns are among the most horrible in rosedom, literally sharp as needles. Always armor up!
Wouldn't that be part of what they quarantine hold and inspect for.