22,795 Garden Web Discussions | Roses

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rosecanadian

Yes, they're very similar, aren't they.

I'm stunned out of my mind by these fantastic flowering machines!!! Unbelievable!!

Carol

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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)

Yes Diane and I am so glad that my Happy Child is looking like your Julia Child as your specimens look totally awesome!

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muks29

sorry for two posts but i forgot to mention that i second the advise to treat it as a cut rose, it lasts so long and perfectly in the vase, away from water and scorching sun.

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Dar(musaboru, Inland Calif.)

This one you have to get to it before the scorching sun does. Good luck lol. It fries so fast. In winter and fall months here its beautiful.

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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)

Glamis Castle has very nice white blooms. Fair Bianca is another great white Austin. Both of these have a myrrh scent.

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Cindi McMurray

Susan Williams Ellis is a fabulous, heavenly scented rose. I'll try to post a photo of mine tomorrow. It is covered in blooms. My Claire Austin also has bigger blooms than Tranquility, so far. I have only grown Tranquility for one season, though. I've grown Winchester Cathedral and Snow Goose for several years, and while they are good roses, I see Susan as the best of the bunch.

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pat_bamaz7

I know my two Sunsprite's are among my first to bloom and usually my last to still be blooming in the fall. I don't remember mine slowing down during the heat when they were healthy, but they may have. They rarely bloom in the summer now. The past few years since I've been easing off on spraying, they have been so horrible about cercospora that they are near death & on the list for shovel pruning. I loved their blooms and fragrance when they were healthy & will miss them.

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parker25mv

I agree, I love Sunsprite too. The color hue is closest to a true yellow.

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Patty W. zone 5a Illinois

It's headed your way England. Hope it has a gentler nature before it gets too you.

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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)

We had lots of rain here in Georgia, but no flooding. Most of the flooding was in Columbia SC, which isn't near any water. There was just too much rain in a short period. I have relatives there, luckily they are ok.

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Beth zone 8a Dallas, TX

I can see I am sorely lacking in lavender-lilac-purple roses. I'll have to rectify that problem.

Intrigue

Paradise

Odessa

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Sara-Ann Z6B OK

Wow, there are some beauties here! Barbra Streisand and Nicole Carol Miller are real standouts! I want both of them. Thanks for showing all your beauties everyone!

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Beth zone 8a Dallas, TX

I just wished her a nice day and drove across town to another Lowes. They didn't have any roses at all. The next closest Lowes is about 25 miles away. I called them and the person I talked too tried to explain to me they only had fruit trees. Finally I had them check for any roses and no, they were completely out of roses.

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summersrhythm_z6a

Oh dear, no roses left......you're a much better person. Wait for next year's bargain......sometimes good things come slow. Next time when you see the bargain trees, what will you do? Put them all on your shopping cart. :-)

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rosecanadian

True. :)

But I think I can do better with it. Here's hoping.

Carol

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dan8_gw (Northern California Zone 9A)

Princess Alexandria of Kent is so beautiful. I love that color.

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seil zone 6b MI

Never thought of that but it's a good idea, Patty!

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suriburg

Hi, yes the buds are apricot/ pink . I have 2 and they look like they could be climbers. Thanks for any info you could give me.

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vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)

Suri, welcome to the forum. What a lovely garden & adorable dog you have! Looks like Sally Holmes to me, too. http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.5589&tab=1 You can click the tabs across the top of that page (Description, Photos, Member Ratings, Member Comments, etc.) to find out more. You can also click on the name of the poster in each category to find where they garden, since reports from your general area will be more helpful to your growing conditions. Sally Holmes is usually grown as a climber, getting as big as you & your climate allow, but can be grown as a large freestanding shrub with lots of pruning. You might also begin a new post to invite comments, since these older threads get rather lost in the shuffle.

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michaelg(7a NC Mts)

There are cocoons in the upper inch of soil--you wash off the soil. There may be eggs and larvae in the tender growth and flower buds--you cut these off. That should do it.

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titian1 10b Sydney

I read once that creators of beautiful gardens are ruthless. Hope that helps.

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nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska

Hi Patty

My Calypsos are at the front of a bed, since they were listed as no more than 3' tall. As you've mentioned, this one puts out some long shoots much more than 3'. Only one of my Calypsos has reached the 3 year mark, and it's looking to be 4' tall with some long gangly arms reaching out to the neighbors. I suspect that those 5-6' canes are wanting to stretch sideways rather than up, since this isn't a columnar type of upright growth. Calypso doesn't have remotely as long or aggressive canes as Sunrise Sunset which is 2' high and 12' wide in every direction. Still, I'd plan for some flopping room. I wouldn't put it at the large and wide flopping that Lion's Fairy Tale does in my yard, though. That one also coincidentally is in the front of a bed, and is only saved because it has a fence to drape over and trail along.

Glad you like the colors. I find mine vary a lot with the weather from pink to apricot to picotee to almost cream at times.

Cynthia

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Patty W. zone 5a Illinois

Thanks so much Cynthia it really helps a lot. Yes those six foot canes are floppy ones. Yet she has some upright ones as well. My favorite flowers from her are the apricot but she fades nicely. The foliage is gorgeous, now with your growth information I'm just going to leave it where its at. If there is enough sun for it.

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prairiemoon2 z6 MA

Maybe someone else can advice you that is in your zone, but I wonder, have you considered taking some cuttings before you do anything to have some replacements, just in case?

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Patty W. zone 5a Illinois

I remember Caramella FT. she was a big one. I lost mine many years ago. Here at least she was healthy with lovely flowers.

Well my moving is still paying off. I went to move Easy Does It as it did not do well this year. Found root and crown gall so now instead of one more because I really like this rose. I know that I need two. Also since thats where Lady of Shallot was going to go I'll either leave where it is or find a new spot

I hate crown gall as once I find it you can't really plant a rose there again. Wonder if galltrol (sp) would clean the soil enough to plant again.

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steve_gw

Have grown both Red & Pink intuition in pots for years, they do fine....

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dublinbay z6 (KS)

Cindy, I have never winter protected Red Intuition--although last winter was bad enough that it probably would have benefitted from some protection. There are enough oak leaves blowing through my gardens that I let them settle wherever they want--thus there is a little bit of haphazard leaf protection. I kind of wonder how damaged it got from this past winter--hasn't performed that well this year--keep my fingers crossed for

Edited to add: I just accept that my early spring pruning for all my HTs will often be down to 10 inches or less--sometimes just a few inches above the soil line. Just can't get myself motivated to do the work winter protection would require. My HTs usually are growing fine by May--which is the big display month in this area.

Kate

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kingcobbtx9b

So would a non attached garage work for keeping the roses warm? Talking mostly David Austins with a few hybrid teas and a Tea Rose.

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fig_insanity Z7a E TN

I would think the Austins would be fine in an unattached garage. Most are hardy to z5. The hybrid teas I might worry about, and the tea would be iffy. They night need a more protected area, or maybe a heater in the garage for the coldest nights. I've been known to use a utility heater set on low: LIKE THIS . Remember, HT and teas never really go dormant of their own free will. All will need occasional water.

If the door were never opened when the temps are below 20-25F, you'd probably be OK with the HTs.

As for the tea, at least, I've found the only SURE way to keep them alive in a pot is to drag them in and out depending on the weather, lol. All my teas, in ground or in pots, go into winter with new growth. So, for me, nights above 30F= outside; nights below 30F= inside. Never allow hard frost to touch it. The tea will need sunshine when it can get it, and sufficient water, but NEVER, EVER soggy. I'm assuming a lot here, such as the tea not being newly potted, and not pruned severely. If it is newly potted/pruned, that may force it into dormancy and you could leave it inside, just watching the soil moisture.

The single MOST IMPORTANT THING is to get them outside in the Spring as soon, and I mean AS SOON, as they show signs of making new growth. Otherwise you'll be amazed at how fast they'll put on spindly, white, useless growth that just saps stored nutrients. And yes, that means dragging them in and out to avoid late frosts :P Sorry...

Oh, and one more thing, the bigger the pot, the more likely they'll survive, but the harder it is to move them in and out, lol.

John

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