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Posted by maxim2do May 31, 2014

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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated June 1, 2014 Eastern red cedar (a juniper) is toxic (allelopathic) to some plants. The toxin is in the foliage. Note that western red cedar (not native to Colorado) is unrelated to the eastern kind.

Is this rose dead?

Posted by lynbornman May 29, 2014

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lynbornmanUpdated June 1, 2014 OKÃ¢ÂÂ¦.I will wait it out. I'll post pics in a few weeks if I still have concerns. You guys are great.

Need a white rose for a pot - suggestions please

Posted by mzstitch(Zone 7b South Carolina) May 25, 2014

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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated June 1, 2014 'Bolero' is the best bet I can think of for the specs. If small fragrant flowers in clusters were acceptable, then 'Katherina Ziemet'.

Roseseek, I've got a thing or two to say about that hussie Lauren

Posted by fig_insanity Z7a E TN May 17, 2014

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vettin(z6b Northern VA)Updated June 1, 2014 For those of you looking for Lauren, Longagoroses just listed it in ebay

Dr Huey as Rose Midge Trap??

Posted by zack_lau z6 CT May 28, 2014

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zack_lau z6 CTUpdated June 1, 2014 Unlike JBs, rose midge are poor fliers--they typically arrive via infected potted plants. Selective watering may also be useful. Holding back water may induce dormacy, stopping fresh new growth, insuring that midge will only attac...

Consistently cane hardy HTs/floris in zone 5

Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska January 26, 2013

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nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)Updated June 1, 2014 Thanks Cynthia so much for your help. I've saved both. You are a wealth of information.

Roses bloomed BEFORE peonies - weird spring

Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska May 31, 2014

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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated June 1, 2014 Kate and Seil - those are drop-dead gorgeous pictures! I love the contrast of deeply saturated colors in each of those - the purple-pink-white of the iris combo and the deep carnation pinks against the purple pansies and whitish E...

Deep secret rose?

Posted by NOACCEPTANCE772(8a) May 31, 2014

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susan9santabarbaraUpdated June 1, 2014 I've had an own-root Deep Secret rose for about ten years, and it does great for me. I'm in coastal So. Calif., so I have very different conditions from Cynthia in zone 5. It's a very fragrant dark red. Susan

Rose bush turning into a raisin?

Posted by NOACCEPTANCE772(8a) May 26, 2014

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NOACCEPTANCE772(8a)Updated May 31, 2014 Thanks for the replies, awesome guys and girls Unfortunately, none of those conditions apply. I have been growing roses for a while now,and I can tell that it is the root stock that is faulty :( The rose is already dead now, so I ...

Oklahoma- good garden performer?

Posted by Adam Harbeck May 29, 2014

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seil zone 6b MIUpdated May 31, 2014 Large deep red blooms, nice fragrance, good hardiness, does spot, typical tall narrow HT growth habit. It's not my favorite but it's OK.

First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla parasiti

Posted by henry_kuska May 31, 2014

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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated May 31, 2014 Wouldn't that be part of what they quarantine hold and inspect for.

Mom's Pink

Posted by pembroke(6--Louisville KY) May 28, 2014

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seil zone 6b MIUpdated May 31, 2014 Can you post some more pictures of all the stages of bloom? That's still a pretty tight bud and it's hard to tell from just that.

mini roses

Posted by pembroke(6--Louisville KY) May 31, 2014

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seil zone 6b MIUpdated May 31, 2014 Check Burlington Roses and For Love of Roses. I know they both carry a good selection of minis.

Announcing the arrival of Annie Laurie McDowell

Posted by jasminerose4u, California 9b May 28, 2014

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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated May 31, 2014 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 sta...

rose-rosette-virus-now-affecting-North Carolina-roses/

Posted by henry_kuska May 30, 2014

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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated May 31, 2014 . . . wriiter is about ten years late with the news.

Anyone know how to purchase a Clustar rose plant?

Posted by Prettypetals_GA_7-8 May 28, 2014

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Prettypetals_GA_7-8Updated May 31, 2014 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...

Any new deer deterrents?

Posted by redsox_gw May 30, 2014

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coachr(5b)Updated May 31, 2014 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 ...

Totally new to roses...

Posted by luvncannin May 29, 2014

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luvncanninUpdated May 31, 2014 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 a...

Half graft

Posted by wvbrent(6 WV) May 29, 2014

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Dar(musaboru, Inland Calif.)Updated May 30, 2014 There is another possibility called a graft-chimera, but is very unlikely.

Need ID for classic old floribunda

Posted by hoovb zone 9 sunset 23 May 30, 2014

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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated May 30, 2014 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...

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