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Which of these roses have 7 leaves?
Posted by caflowerluver(9b)
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caflowerluver(9b)Updated Thanks for the reply. It does help. I am playing detective. I receiving cuttings in 11/2012 and now 2 are blooming so trying to figure what rose each came from.
My Spring vs. Summer Gardens
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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bluegirl_gwUpdated Just ASTONISHING! Oh my goodness, that is lovely! Any part of the yard--the roses, or one bed--is incredible. The entire sweep--mind boggling! Wow, I think your whole town ought to give you some sort of award for bringing so much ...
Iron fertilizers?
Posted by jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Kidhorn, our soil probably does have enough iron BUT the waterlogging and cooler soil is not allowing the plant to use it at the present time. Thanks for the suggestions MichaelG much appreciated...
How do you encourage roses to repeat bloom?
Posted by eeekk
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated 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...
when to rejuvenate climber
Posted by april_pnw
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april_pnwUpdated Thanks, Steve. I wasn't sure if a major cane removal was done at the same time as regular pruning. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. April
ebbs tide
Posted by pembroke(6--Louisville KY)
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kingcobbtx9bUpdated Its a beautiful rose. This was mine before transplanting.
Rose leaves are being devoured
Posted by Charlie3780
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Yep looks like you have some hungry rose slugs... I have seen small birds and predatory wasps eat them once in awhile but that's about it around here. I have no idea about your area though...
roses not blooming
Posted by teamduckduck
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elks(US5 Can6)Updated Well, if you are living in zone 5 as the number beside your user name suggests, then you are maybe a month early to be getting blooms. My roses too are leafing out beautifully, but only the more species-like are budding now. Don't...
Had this stem in a bouquet of roses
Posted by nikkinik
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated After help from Adam's post, I did some web research. It seems that Ruscus hypophyllum is used in the flower trade. It is a member of the lily family. Propagation is typically done by division of the underground rhizome. It does w...
Wacked Starry Night and it surprised me
Posted by Zyperiris(Seattle)
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rross(NSW Aust)Updated I got sick of my Nancy Hayward climbing rose that hardly ever flowered despite supposedly being an ever bloomer. I hacked it back to less than a metre and got ready to dig it out of the ground and unload it on a friend who doesn't...
Best Yellow Floribunda? Sunsprite? Julia Childs? Another?
Posted by cambel(z6-7a DC)
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farmerduckUpdated A little surprised to see the reception Sunsprite got here. I have both Sunsprite and JC, both 4 years old now. Sunsprite is a 7 feet tall, 3 feet wide bush now, and JC died almost to the ground last winter and is about 2 feet tal...
Rose Damage...control
Posted by gardenlady48(z5 IL)
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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated Can't remember which critter chomps out of the side of buds like that. All I do is snap off the bud, toss it out in the middle of my lawn, and go my merry way. Seems like by the time I notice such damage, the critter is already do...
Happy roses
Posted by Zyperiris(Seattle)
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Zyperiris(Seattle)Updated Thanks guys I will post photos when I get the rest of the garden cleaned up. I bought some Dr Earth rose food today. I love my organics
knock-out roses
Posted by adelgrenfam(5A)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Fertilizer cannot help plants until they have leaves. But the most popular fertilizer among folks here is Espoma Rose Tone, Plant Tone is just as good if you find it priced cheaper. If you are pruning down by sections, look for a ...
My "yellow climbing rose"
Posted by Desirai(7B)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated if it turns out to be a climber and it's really fragrant then Cl. America.
How deep a hole for a polyantha?
Posted by mzstitch(Zone 7b South Carolina)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated You don't need to go deeper than a foot if the subsoil drains at all.
Nitrogen
Posted by michelle_co(z5 CO)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Any rose that grows out pale with green veins. But don't do it every year. It is a long-lasting treatment, and it takes a year to react on the soil.
Tea Roses
Posted by corgitrbl
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diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated If you can't make it to the shows, drop me an email. There are some great rose growers in SE PA.
white rose Pope John Paul
Posted by charleney(8a PNW)
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buford(7 NE GA)Updated Could be thrips. They love light colored roses. Can you post a picture?
Lots of issues with my David Austins
Posted by thehauteblogger
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Zyperiris(Seattle)Updated My Lady Emma did this alot when she was a baby. Also..in my opinion too much nitrogen makes them grow too fast and the stems can't hold the flower up
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