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michaelg(7a NC Mts)

summers rhythm makes a good point that the first flush needs deadheading if you want good repeat. You can do this casually with hedge shears, so it's not a terrible chore unless you have to get on a ladder. Don't worry where you snip, just get rid of the hips.

    Bookmark   last Thursday at 6:28AM
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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)

Wow that looks very cool Elks. Beautiful and healthy too. Good choice growing against the red bricks because it made the rose really pops out. Love the way it grows over the window, so the rose can be appreciated on the inside as well. If it does well in London, Ontario than Toronto shouldn't be a big problem. Thanks!

Thanks guys, I will write all your important points down so when I do decide to grow this rose, I will have a good start.

    Bookmark   last Thursday at 6:56PM
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sun_sky_sand(9b)

Ttrying to grow roses in sandy Florida soil. I am starting to see Ken's point....I'm quite sure I would have time to enjoy them once I have the watering system set up..I think...or..maybe after I buy the fertigation thingy..or maybe after I amend the soil a little more so that I do have a bloom or two to enjoy...

    Bookmark   last Thursday at 5:15PM
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)

Planting morning glory from seed. I'm still paying for that little fiasco 10 years later.

    Bookmark   last Thursday at 6:32PM
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kentucky_rose zone 6

Great picture!

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steve_gw

An annual here in WI :(

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henry_kuska

Considering that your rose is already fully leafed out, I assume that you are in a warm part of the U.S. Please keep us informed if the symptoms disappear in hot weather (i.e. is this a temperature sensitive virus) and what the dealer reply to your inquiry is.

    Bookmark   last Thursday at 2:53PM
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Charlene Joaquin

I haven't had a reply yet, but I will definitely keep you updated! And yes, I am in warmer weather, Florida 9a. I will let you know if the symptoms disappear.

    Bookmark   last Thursday at 3:35PM
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)

It's impossible that you could get enough of a rootball to support all that foliage. It would have to be cut back a whole lot anyway.

Just think, wouldn't you be happy to be receiving a bare-root standard in a big box from Edmunds? Cut it back about half-way and strip the leaves before digging.

    Bookmark   last Thursday at 2:04PM
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seil zone 6b MI

I know it's tough but it's for the best. They will grow back!

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scstieglitz

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I turned them over and def small bugs with some white fuzzy webby substance on them. I'm going to try neem oil on them and see if it helps.

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 6:38PM
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cecily(7 VA)

Washing the bush every day for three or four days would be more effective than neem (and doesn't have the potential to burn foliage in hot weather vwhen mites are most prevalent). Good luck.

    Bookmark   last Thursday at 3:12AM
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)

I found Gene Boerner in Home Depot. They had a bunch of bagged roses.

I should add that I bought Golden Showers about 12 years ago as a bagged rose. It's still going strong and is one of my best performers. It's always the first to bloom and this year was no exception.

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 7:28PM
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SoFL Rose z10

If you sign up for their weekly emails you can find out the moment they arrive. That's what I did and when I arrived they had not even set them out yet. The guy went to the back and rolled them out for me and I got first pick. I was very excited!

I got Tiffany and so far it looks amazing. She's given me a few flushes and is budding again already. Oklahoma is doing really well too. Looking huge and very healthy. They have all bloomed at least once. Ore gold is going on her third flush now as well. Sun downer is the only one that seems to be struggling a bit. But I think it's from lack of water. I need to put her in a bigger pot. Things are pretty dry here right now so I have to water every other day or so. The ones in the ground look great though.

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jo_pyeweed(z9 SF Bay Area)

Joe - that's a relief to read that your problem isn't like mine. That cold snap you mention could have done it. Hope you see new growth soon!

    Bookmark   April 9, 2015 at 4:52PM
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Joe Moose, Zone 9A

Update: Yes, it was the cold front wrecking havoc. The bush is filled with lil' shoots of green, so yay! Thanks for all of your help. :D

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huskymom87

Amazing advice. Thank you!

    Bookmark   last Tuesday at 10:56AM
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Joe Moose, Zone 9A

I got a very ripe hip from our Paradise bush, and the seeds have been well-scrubbed and now in the fridge for stratification. Hopefully, I'll get a rose or three out of it. *crosses fingers*

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 7:12PM
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aviastar 7A Virginia

Glad someone mentioned toxoplasmosis! As a pregnant gardener, a neighborhood cat using my yard would outright stop me from any gardening for at least a season. It is not something to be messed around with and I'd be furious if I was banned from my garden because you can't be bothered to keep your pet off my property!

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summersrhythm_z6a

If the cats are wild, trap them and send them to SPCA. If they're your neighbors, trap them and give them to the animal control cops, the owners have to pay a fee to get their cats back, I think it's $45 each for my town. It's easy to say, hard to do. One of my neighbors cat always in my yard, they're good people, so the cat just becomes part of my garden......still not a cat person.

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 7:11PM
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23

24" size best with very bushy, compact growers--maybe something like 'Gourmet Popcorn'. A 24" standard with a big HT like 'Memorial Day' ends up looking like a grafted bush that's been planted too high. HTs in general look bad as standards, but they sell, so growers continue to offer them.

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 6:19AM
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drizzle530(Zone 9, NorCal)

Thank you, hoovb! I went back to the nursery today and flipped thru the books... while I did not find *exactly* what I was looking for, I settled on a 24" Julio Iglesias who will hopefully be just as fantastic :)

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 7:02PM
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irisgal_z9

I didn't realize the unsquished ones will drop off and pupate in the soil for another round. Thanks Summersrhythm.

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 6:51PM
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.

The curled rose slug like we have can crawl back on the bush also as I watched them do it...

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sam 4b Adirondacks

I think it smells sweet like intrigue or mister Lincoln.

    Bookmark   last Tuesday at 10:02PM
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Rosecandy VA, zone 7

I don't know how to describe how it smells to me, especially since it hasn't bloomed yet this year! You should look into getting Midnight Blue. It's a sister to Ebb Tide and my favorite scent for a rose (so far)!

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 4:07PM
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)

I have Stormy Weather it is in a prime spot but I am not to thrilled with this one, maybe this will the year for it but it is very stiff, tons of thorns and no rebloom. It is puting on some mass this year so maybe it will improve

    Bookmark   Thanked by ilovegardening    March 10, 2015 at 9:52AM
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ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)

Here's another update: The biggest of the three Purple Splashes that I planted last year is growing LIKE CRAZY. Seriously, its branches started to really spread a couple weeks ago, and it's now winding its way through the chain link fence I planted it next to. The second biggest is doing fine, but its branches aren't nearly as long as the biggest one--yet. And, of course, the third one...well, it died. :(

I'll take and post pics soon.

    Bookmark   last Wednesday at 2:47PM
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