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I only have two reds: Chrysler Imperial and Grande Amore. I am really happy with Grande Amore: the flowers are a nice form and true red. they open perfectly and last a long time. The bush is disease resistant and JP do not seem to care for the flowers. The camera just cannot capture the red as it appears in person.
Don't know if you want another climber--if so, consider Dublin Bay--true red and disease-resistant.
As for Crimson Bouquet, I gave mine away several years ago because it suffered from BS attacks after each blooming period. Remember that BS is not a big problem for many California growers, so Crimson Bouquet probably performs much better for them. But a gorgeous bright and true red when it is in bloom!
Myself, I'm taken with Grand Amore in the above pic. If my Chrysler Imperial doesn't pick up the pace a bit (slowest rebloomer in my entire garden!), I may trade it in for Grand Amore!
Kate
Some years ago, I got my Eden (own root, I assume) from Roses Unlimited--potted and ready to go in the garden soil. You might check with them--one of my favorite places.
As noted above, it is not the fastest growing climber. It also is not a heavy re-bloomer. It is, however, absolutely gorgeous when in bloom.
This spring I planted an Austin climber called The Wedgewood. Can't say too much about it yet other than it just finished a big cluster of blooms this week--those full, over-packed Austin type blooms--pale pastel pink--lovely delicates shades. It also has had no disease problems so far. I'm looking forward to this one maturing in the next couple years.
Kate
Agree with Kate. Mine does not get very tall in my zone, and it is stingy with the blooms.. I have a two year old wedgewood on an umbrella trellis and, so far it is a spindly, floppy, thing. Pretty blossoms , tho. Remember for climbers it takes a few years for them to take off. Sleeps, creeps, leaps.. Whatever rose you choose, do not expect much this year unless you find a huge mature rose...unlikely. There are so many choices. Do you need a specific color? My favorite is alchemist but it is a one timer. This is a pic of her after Mother Nature pruned her via a storm in June.
growing_rene, thanks, I can't wait to see those too! Of course I can't wait to see all of my crosses because they're my babies. About 'New Dawn' it's interesting because it's one of the few triploids I know of that will happily accept most tetraploid pollen. This leads me to assume triploid roses like New Dawn, must produce more 2n egg cells than 1n. I'll be sure to post pictures next year of all of the crosses that produce surviving seedlings. From what I hear 'Queen Elizabeth' and 'Livin Easy' produce seeds that sprout easier than most and pass on desirable traits. Breeding and growing roses from seeds is so addicting lol!
Kim's method works for me usually. Fire up that chain saw and look at the avo tree....first time that thing ever produced a fruit (but the fruit was bad so it still met the firewood pile)
St Patrick and QE have had the shovel waved at them this week. QE will loose her head first I think.
Leena, yup, that is rust. What I would do is:
1) Remove every single leaf which has those spots on it (they contain spores, and can spread to other roses) carefully - they make spore "dust" which floats all over the place. What I do is hold a brown paper bag under them so that they drop directly into it. Close the bag and dispose of it in the garbage, not your compost bin.
2) Spray the bush with a fungicide only spray (not 3 in 1,2 in 1, anything that contains food, etc - just a fungicide). Of course, follow the directions.
3) Keep watching for more rust, and repeat the above. You can and will get control of it. It can spread, as I said, to nearby roses if you don't actually remove the spore infested leaves.
Good Luck -
Jackie
You can even use your computer to tell you when to spray (it doesn't sound like it would be much of a stretch to have the computer turn the sprayer on and off!
Here is a link that might be useful: Development of a disease risk prediction model for downy mildew
Egad, you're right Kim. Just picture the mayhem if you had to run out into the street yelling - "help, the coyotes just carried off my Blessed Child". Much as we love our roses, I don't think the neighbors (or police) would understand.
Cynthia
My Prospero has only one flower bud on it today, but that bud does not have long, leafy sepals. Overdeveloped sepals (for the variety) are one symptom of RRD, not necessarily definitive. I would remove the shoot and keep an eye on the little guy (one of my favorites too).
You should scout the neighborhood for infected multiflora and garden roses.
I think Henry is justified in suspecting herbicide could be involved in a "whole bed" of mini roses showing strange growth. RRD would do that only if symptoms were ignored for a couple of seasons.
Hi michaelg, Thanks so much for looking at your Prosper. I cut that branch way back and have another bud that looks strange with the long sepal. I am going to let it grow for a few days and take another picture. I have a row of 5 Prospero and the 2 on one end look strange.
I think the bed of mini roses could have been round up damage. I don't miss them as much because it hurt my back to bend over.
Appreciate all the help.
Brooks23
Incidentally I remember reading that the common reddish "lava rock" is actually a brick-like by-product of some industry--I just can't remember what. Steel, maybe. Not that it matters, but I always wondered how it was harvested or mined and where it came from. Not volcanoes, as it turned out.
I read the following on another post - sure hope this works out, I have missed Pickering!
Just an update on the Pickering situation..... I called Pickering 2 or 3 months ago, but don't think I posted what I learned on GW. Sorry about that. Anyway I called because I'd ordered roses from them to be shipped to friends of mine in Canada as a gift. This was to at least semi-replace my order that they couldn't ship to me in California. While I was on the phone, I asked about the future possibility of those of us in the USA getting their roses shipped to us. I was told they expect to begin shipping to the U! SA again this fall, and if I understood correctly, this coming season will be the last one for them selling grafted plants. After that they are going own-root. I didn't ask if they still planned to sell roses bareroot or if they'd be potted (or the size if they go this route).
It's possible it could be your new roses were overfertilized
from the miracle grow and that caused the problem...
And the MG soil you added around rose roots probably also had fertilizer added in to it.
What do you others think???
You may want to try using mulch around that rose
since the soil is drying and cracking...
This post was edited by jim1961 on Thu, Aug 1, 13 at 9:55
Nice pic Steve! Don't let the deer nibble on them :(