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Kentucky Rose: I hope you post next year how Mohana does for you. Fortuniana root stock is not for my area, and it can be winter tender as well..... I'm also interested in cut roses, but mine must be confined to a container, so height is also a defining criteria.....Just as another thought, although it's not a HT, it blooms mostly in singles so has the same effect for cut blooms. I'm speaking of Honey Bouquet. It's a light yellow (a little deeper color in spring/fall) and has amazing heat resistance. I thoroughly enjoyed mine in my hot/humid summer climate. Alas, it got taken out over one particularly cold winter (single digits) after years of good growth. Yellow/white/orange all can be winter tender here at times......I like South Africa too. That's a nice picture of it..........Maryl
Maryl,
I bury the bud union/graft. This seems to work best for me. Sometimes they make it, depending on the winter and winter hardiness of the variety. Another one that I got this year is Pacific Celebration. I didn't notice any BS on it, when so many others had it even with spraying. It's a beautiful bud and interesting bloom....time will tell.
Hattie
This is my first post. I have mopheads and lacecaps next to each other. I did not prune any of them last summer, only after it was clear which pieces were really dead. I'm getting many flowers on the mopheads (pink and blue) but only a few on the lacecaps, and they never seem to open fully like the ones in the picture above. Is that what people mean by 'blooming'? When I bought the plants they had beautiful pink blooms, not half open blue ones. Any suggestions? thanks.
I was looking for an answer to the same question. My lace cap flowers did not fully form this year. The circle of flowers around the center was missing a few of the individual flowers. I know I am not using the right terminology but I hope you know what I mean. Last year they did much better under drought conditions and were fully formed with a full ring of flowers around the center. This year we got lots of rain but the flowers never seemed to fully mature. Any ideas? I should have taken pictures but I didn't.
I live in NJ and have two plants of this rose. I have to spray for BS, other than that no issues if the deer will let it thrive. Love this rose, but lately I noticed that the flowers change colors after blooming and don't look as good as they used to look. But not spraying for disease control is not an option to me.
Enjay
Ok, I'm getting mixed up as I do a little research on this bug. Experts out there, is this bug pictured a spined soldier bug (good guy) or a stink bug (sort of bad guy) of some kind? They did no damage and were gone the next day. But they definitely looked like they were waiting for some prey to happen by. Thanks for any help solving my little garden mystery. Diane
Like the others here in the east, I've been inundated with stink bugs but have seen no damage from them on my roses. They are a nuisance, and they do stink when you squish or vacuum them or drop them in garbage disposal. People with perfectly clean and tidy houses find them much more offensive than those of us with mud on our shoes and pet hair on the couch.
Hi Busybee - I know its a bit late to chime in, but I hadn't noticed the thread before this.
I'm a beginner rose grower, and in Melbourne too. I wouldn't be worried about your roses not blooming this early. If you bought yours in July, i am assuming they were bareroots? that is, pretty much just sticks, and not many leaves? They will need some time to grow and develop roots, then to leaf out a bit before flowering. I bought quite a few myself, and I am only just getting a few buds now.
You could take a look at the Victorian Rose society website
http://www.rosesocietyvic.org.au/
they have a list of roses they recommend (including floribundas), and a month by month calendar of what you should do to look after them. Although so far I have been doing without all the spraying they advise....
I don't know how blushing knockout will perform in australia but for midatlantic America, it does fantastic. I have two bushes and they grow very well for me. Big flush in the spring, big flush in fall, and flowers here and there during the summer despite the soil being poor and dry and even with no application of fertilizers. All I do to them is prune them to about 1/3 of the bush in early spring.
'Kathleen Mills' stylish pink with a more saturated pink reverse, the petals have a bit of a twirl to them so the reverse shows.
'Simplex' a white Moore Mini-wich hybrid, the only thing I don't like is its' ultra upright growth habit, but the tiny white blooms are precious wonders.
'Irish Fireflame'
and another vote for 'Cecil' because 'Mermaid' is too huge.
best wishes finding your perfect rose with eyelash filiments.
Lux
Camps, I guess I went a bit "single crazy" with bands this spring and summer. I have Mrs. Oakley Fisher and I love her! I ordered Ellen Wilmott and she has just struggled pitifully. I really think she is gorgeous though!
All of the singles you and Lux suggested are on my list.
I have clipped all these posts and will use them as I establish my singles collection.
Thanks!
Susan
Thanks Beth! I'm going for mini/minifloras!
For those not familiar with Wiconsin Roses,Steve Singer (great guy) sells newly budded plants on R. multiflora rootstock. He sends detailed instructions on how to handle the plants, there is a bit of work to be done, but not difficult. You get to see how a plant goes from just budded to mature in 2 - 3 years. Great company, mostly HTs and minis, but a couple of unique floribundas.
Beth -- Here's a bit of unsolicited advice re. 'Remembering Michael': If you generally plant your HTs in the garden, plan to grow this one in a container for a full season or two, and coddle it a bit with extra TLC. The mauve blooms are well-formed and nicely fragrant, but very few and far between. I'm hoping that it simply takes a while to hit its stride. My single plant is in its 3rd season.
I put a post up in your earlier thread; not sure if you saw it or not.
Hi Busybee - I know its a bit late to chime in, but I hadn't noticed the thread before this.
I'm a beginner rose grower, and in Melbourne too. I wouldn't be worried about your roses not blooming this early. If you bought yours in July, i am assuming they were bareroots? that is, pretty much just sticks, and not many leaves? They will need some time to grow and develop roots, then to leaf out a bit before flowering. I bought quite a few myself, and I am only just getting a few buds now.
You could take a look at the Victorian Rose society website
http://www.rosesocietyvic.org.au/
they have a list of roses they recommend (including floribundas), and a month by month calendar of what you should do to look after them. Although so far I have been doing without all the spraying they advise....
As to Mirage, I dont grow it, yet..I was looking at it to buy myself, but there were other roses i wanted more..as far as I can see its pretty new, was only introduced last year. its a Kordes rose, they have a reputation for being pretty healthy.
If these are winter-tender roses that will be pruned severely in spring, that would get rid of the mildew on those plants. If they are hardy roses, they will carry mildew over the winter in latent growth buds on the canes to quickly infect new growth in spring, weather permitting. On hardy roses I would control the mildew now. A systemic fungicide would be most effective in preventing carryover, but various "organic" fixes will knock the visible mildew back and prevent the spread of fall mildew.
I too have two and absolutely love this rose. The color is gorgeous! I spray quite regularly too and it does get a touch of black spot sometimes. If you love purples you have to get this baby!!!
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